伊拉克軍隊奪回拉馬迪

Iraqi forces are carefully sweeping the streets of the city Monday, searching for explosives and any other booby traps possibly set by Islamic State militants before they lost control of the city.

Troops were working toward the center of the government compound after securing the area on Sunday. IS militants had captured the city - the capital of Anbar province - in May.

Iraqi forces say pockets of jihadists may remain. Authorities say, however, the troops faced no resistance since jihadists fled on Sunday. There have been no reliable casualty reports.

It is also still not clear how many civilians remain in central Ramadi, 100 kilometers west of Baghdad. But an Iraqi spokesman has said most residents had taken shelter at a nearby hospital.

After months of preparation, Iraqi forces backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes pushed into the center of the city last week in a concerted effort to recapture the city from Islamic state fighters.伊拉克軍隊星期一清查拉馬迪的街道，尋找爆炸物以及伊斯蘭國激進分子可能在敗退之前佈設的餌雷。

伊拉克政府軍星期日攻佔該地區後，向政府辦公區的中心地帶推進。今年5月，伊斯蘭國激進分子控制了安巴爾省首府拉馬迪。

伊拉克部隊說，可能仍有零星伊斯蘭國激進分子隱藏在市內。但是有關當局說，自激進分子星期日逃走後，軍隊沒有遇到任何抵擋。目前沒有可靠的傷亡數字報道。

目前也不清楚拉馬迪市中心有多少平民。但伊拉克發言人說，大多數居民都在附近一家醫院避難。拉馬迪位於巴格達以西100公里。

經過數月準備後，伊拉克軍隊上週在以美國爲首的聯軍空襲支援下向拉馬迪市中心推進，協力從伊斯蘭國激進分子手中奪回這座城市。