Militants Take 4th Town in Iraq's Anbar Province

Sunni militants have seized another town in Iraq's western Anbar province, the fourth to fall in two days, officials said Sunday, in what is shaping up to be a major offensive in one of Iraq's most restive regions. Security officials said Sunday the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, is now in control of Rutba, about 150 kilometers east of the Jordanian border, and Anah. Also Sunday, Sunni militants captured two border crossings, one along the frontier with Jordan...

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