A local security source told theal-Sumaria televisionthatDeash executed 40 civilians, includingwomen and children, in the al-Sherka districton Wednesdayevening.
The killing came two days after Iraqi army and allied voluntary fighters regained control over Ramadi, which had been under theDaesh control sinceMay.
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Members of Iraqs elite counter-terrorism service gather in Ramadi after Iraqi forces recaptured it from Daesh terrorist group, December 29, 2015. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi visited southern outskirts of the city a day it was liberated to receive briefing bysecurity and provincial officials.
About 700 Daesh militants are believed to be hiding in the central and eastern outskirts of Ramadi.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said the conditions are not ripe yet for tens of thousands of displaced Ramadi residents to return.
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Members of Iraqs elite counter-terrorism service pose with their national flag in Ramadi after recapturing it from Daesh, December 29, 2015. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]There are concerns that Daesh snipersmight attack Iraqi forces or returning civilians.
On Wednesday, the terrorists clashedwith Iraqi security personnel and tribal fighters in the eastern Husaiba al-Sharqiya and Jweba neighborhoods of Ramadi.
Following the liberation, the Iraqi government set up a refugee camp for displaced families.
This camp is specially set up for families from Ramadi. Before we started the military operation of retaking Ramadi, we had some preparation, and our Anbar provincial government set up this refugee camp, Faleh al-Issawi, the vice-chairman of Anbar Provincial Council, said.
"Since the military operation started, there are 58 refugees families from Ramadi taking refuge in this camp, now about 400 people."
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Displaced Iraqi people celebrate the liberation of Ramadi at the Alkzenzanah camp in Baghdad, December 29, 2015. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]Al-Issawi said the biggest difficulty at the camp wasthe shortage of electricity and heating devices amid avery cold weather.
The northern and western parts of Iraq have been plagued by violence ever since Daesh began an offensive in June 2014.
Army soldiers and Popular Mobilization units are fighting to drive out the terrorists fromabout 30% of the Iraqi territories which they are still holding.
By Press TV
