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PTI announces timings for Nov 30 rally

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday has announced the schedule of the day for the rally in Islamabad on November 30.The PTI rally would start at 12 pm noon whereas end before 7pm in the evening.PTI chairman Khan would address the rally after Maghrib prayer and spend the night in “azadi” container.PTI is going to demonstrate a protest against the alleged rigging in the General Elections 2013.The venue is being decorated for the rally from the Parade Lane to the Jinnah Avenue.Stage secretary of PTI Faisal Javed said that the people of the country would once again vest their trust in the PTI leader.Reportedly, scores of women from all over the country have reached Islamabad a day before the rally.They are confident that the number of women supporters in November 30 rally would be larger than those in all past rallies.It will be a big challenge for the party to maintain discipline and take security measures for the protection of the participants when PTI is going to practice its political power in the country’s capital.

Will give 'Plan C' during Islamabad public meeting: Imran Khan

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ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has said that he will give ‘Plan C’ during Islamabad public meeting on November 30, reported Dunya News. He said that the government has blocked all the roads within Islamabad and the roads leading to it but nothing will be able to stop PTI workers.Addressing the sit-in today (Saturday) in Islamabad, Imran Khan said that the PTI workers have shocked everyone by attending the sit-in continuously for 108 days. He said that Ayyub Khan was a dictator but the nation was vibrant during his time but after Ayyub’s fall, Pakistan started to slide down and ever since Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Co-Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari have joined hands, Pakistan’s downward slide has accelerated.Imran Khan said that the rulers are coward and they have blocked all the roads in Islamabad because they fear they will be held accountable for their deeds if the nation stood up. He said that he would never be able to forget the events of August 31. He promised to bring all those ‘responsible’ for August 31 events to the book.“Today, sit-in has made the people understand their rights”, said Imran. He claimed that the petrol prices were brought down under sit-in’s pressure.“First we staged the sit-in under ‘Plan A’ and then held public meetings under ‘Plan B’. Tomorrow, I will give ‘Plan C’ which will make it impossible for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to run the government and if ‘Plan C’ failed, I will give ‘Plan D’ as well”, said Imran.Chairman PTI said that November 30 will be a decisive date and he will present the ‘Plan C’ on this day.

Sharapova mocks new IPTL format in Tennis

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MANILA: (AFP) - Maria Sharapova expressed mock disgust Saturday at the inaugural International Premier Tennis League tournaments beeping shot-clock, part of a novel experiment designed to speed up tennis and make it more fun to watch.The world number two likened the 20-second clock, which beeps loudly when players take too long winding up with their serve, to a bedside alarm clock.I feel like pressing snooze all the time, the Russian star said, giggling with reporters when asked what she disliked most about the new IPTL format.The reigning French Open champion and five-time Grand Slam singles winner ended her two-day stint in Manila on a losing note, both in the womens singles and in mixed doubles.After securing her Manila Mavericks teams only win against the UAE Royals on Friday by beating Kristina Mladenovic, Sharapova sprayed double faults and unforced errors across the court Saturday to bow 3-6 to world number five Ana Ivanovic.Sharapova also lost both her mixed doubles matches with teammate and world number six Andy Murray on Friday and Saturday.The shot-clock is among various innovations made by the IPTL, aimed at speeding up the game to appeal to viewers with shorter attention spans.The team-based format calls for ties consisting of five one-set matches, with no advantages and no let. The first to six games wins.At 5-5, players go into a five-minute shootout instead of the traditional tiebreak. Players receiving a serve can also call a happiness power point once per set, meaning the point will count double.The new tournament also features skimpily-clad female cheerleaders dancing to loud music during timeouts. Its organizers are touting it as the future of the sport. Other players on the IPTL tour had mixed reactions to the shot-clock.Were used to playing in quiet conditions since we were kids so every little noise kind of disturbs us, veteran Carlos Moya, Sharapovas Manila Mavericks teammate, told reporters.Doubles specialist Sania Mirza of the Indian Aces team said she tends to serve fast anyway and rarely gets to the last five seconds, when the clock starts beeping loudly.Its going to be distracting, but it keeps us disciplined, she added. Indian Aces playing coach Fabrice Santoro said all four teams in the IPTL circuit had swiftly found out they enjoyed using the power point feature. Very quickly we found out that it was important to do it at 30-40, he added.Sharapova said she only committed to play two IPTL matches this year, which also includes December stops in Singapore, New Delhi and Dubai, so she can resume preparations for the regular 2015 tennis tour.For the singles players its a bit of off-season so were using it as a little bit of preparation, she said.After narrowly missing out on a chance to return to the top of the womens rankings at the end of the season after recovering from a shoulder injury, the Russian said her main focus next year would be to stay healthy. I came into the season without many expectations and Im actually quite happy, she said, stressing she had started the year ranked fourth in the world.I was in a position many times of the year to fall out of the top 10 and finished the year number two, so its been quite a successful year and next year I set myself much bigger goals.Sharapova has previously said getting more Grand Slams would be her priority over reclaiming the number one ranking, currently held by 18-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams.

Man linked to heroin ring in '71 film nabbed again

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Alfred Catinos criminal record is a colorful history of drug dealing and prison sentences dating back to the 1960s, when federal authorities say he was part of the French Connection heroin smuggling ring that spawned an Oscar-winning movie of the same name.Catinos illicit career took him from the streets of the Bronx in New York City to France to Connecticuts Gold Coast, where he soon will be sentenced for his role in yet another drug operation.Catino, 73, was one of 16 people busted in Connecticut in 2012 in a conspiracy to distribute marijuana, cocaine and oxycodone in Fairfield County. He pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy charge and is set to be sentenced Dec. 16 in federal court in Bridgeport. He remains detained without bail.Law enforcement officials had no idea about Catinos history when they arrested him, said Brian Boyle, an assistant special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration.Once we ran some checks on him, it was surprising, Boyle said. He had some connections a while back to The French Connection case, and then he surfaces here.The French Connection was the major supplier of heroin to the United States, sending in hundreds of millions of dollars worth for years until police busted it up in the early 1970s. Federal authorities say it involved Turkish heroin refined in Marseille, France, and smuggled into the U.S.A big bust in the case in 1962 by New York City detectives was the subject of the 1971 film The French Connection starring Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider.Catinos lawyer, Frank Riccio II, said Catino doesnt deny being part of the French Connection.Catino pleaded guilty in June to conspiring to sell controlled substances, admitting he was part of a group involved in a failed effort to distribute about 200 pounds of marijuana from California to Connecticut and sell cocaine and oxycodone. Hes facing seven to nine years in prison.All the other defendants also pleaded guilty.The bust was the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Connecticut State Police and local officers that included court-ordered wiretaps on the cellphones of Catino and others.Federal court records show Catino was indicted in 1966 for selling heroin in the Bronx and sentenced to five years in prison.He was convicted by a federal jury in 1974 of again selling heroin in New York City and sentenced to 12 years in prison, but he fled to France while out on bail appealing the conviction, court records show. He was caught dealing heroin in France and sentenced to five years in prison there in 1978.Catino was deported to New York in 1981 after that jail term ended, then began serving the 12-year sentence he had skipped out on, court records show.He was caught again dealing heroin in New York in 1997 and pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy charge, getting a nearly 12-year prison sentence.Riccio speculated that Catino likely turned again and again to the drug trade because thats all he knew.His history, I suppose it is what it is, Riccio said. Im not going to make a blanket statement about him. He is an incredibly intelligent man who has always been kind and courteous to me.

Manchester United beats Hull City as RVP, Rooney, Smalling strike

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MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Robin van Persie answered his critics with a first Premier League goal in a month as Manchester United cruised to a 3-0 victory over Hull to remain in the top four on Saturday.Defender Chris Smalling and striker Wayne Rooney also scored as United completed a hat trick of wins for the first time under Louis van Gaal.After a slow start to the season, Uniteds bid to return to the Champions League appears to be on track.United is two points behind Manchester City, which plays at second-placed Southampton on Sunday. Hull is only out of the relegation zone on goal difference.

Israeli cricket umpire and former captain died after being hit by ball

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JERUSALEM (AFP) - An umpire and former captain of Israels national cricket team died on Saturday after being hit in the jaw by a ball, the countrys cricket association said.His death comes just two days after Australian batsman Phillip Hughes died of a severe head injury after being hit by a bouncer in a New South Wales match in Sydney.Israeli police ruled out foul play in the incident that led to the death of the umpire, named by the Israel Cricket Association as 55-year-old Hillel Oscar, in the southern port city of Ashdod.ICA chief Naor Gudker told AFP Saturdays game was the last in the national league season.Were simply in shock, he said from the hospital where Oscar was pronounced dead.The international umpire was both a former member and captain of the countrys national team, Gudker said.Police said they were investigating his death.We know a ball was hit in his direction, he tried to escape it, he fell -- what happened there is still being investigated, Gudker told AFP.The entire Israel Cricket Association and players bow their heads in his memory. He was a wonderful man, cricketer, and umpire, Gudker said.

PP-148 Bhakkar: Independent candidate Inamullah Niazi leads

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BHAKKAR: (Dunya News) – Independent candidate Inamullah Niazi is leading the PP-148 by-election in Bhakkar after results of 100 polling stations. Inamullah Niazi has so far secured 37,693 votes while Ahmad Nawaz Noorani is following him with 31,497 votes.The provincial assembly seat was vacated after the death of Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz’s (PML-N) MPA Najeeb Ullah Niazi. Three candidates are running for this constituency including Inamullah Niazi, Ahmad Nawaz Noorani and Pakistan Awami Tehreek’s (PAT) Nazar Abbas.According to unofficial results of 100 polling stations, Inamullah Niazi is leading by 6196 votes while PAT’s candidate has secured 9332 votes.Sweets are right now being distributed among the celebrating workers at Inamullah Niazi’s office as the supporters foresee victory.

When pigs fly? Not on this US Airways plane

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(AP) -- The pig was ordered off a U.S. Airways plane at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut on Wednesday after crewmembers determined the animal had become disruptive, Laura Masvidal, a spokeswoman for U.S. Airways parent American Airlines, said Friday.The pig had been brought aboard the flight by a passenger as an emotional support animal, Masvidal said. She said both the pig and its owner left the aircraft before it took off. She had no other details and did not immediately know where the flight was headed.Jonathan Skolnik, a University of Massachusetts professor who was on the flight, said he initially thought the female passenger was carrying a duffel bag. Then he smelled a stench.Its no duffel bag but a rather stout PIG ... on a leash, he said in an email sent to The Associated Press. Am I dreaming?The woman sat next to him and tethered the pig to the armrest, Skolnik said.Oh no, it gets worse: the pig is incontinent, he wrote.The passenger scrambled to keep control of the pig while trying to clean up its mess, Skolnik said. Then the pig began running back and forth, he said.Emotional support animals are allowed on commercial flights under U.S. Department of Transportation rules as long as they are not disruptive, Masdival said.

Protesters bring US commerce, transit, traffic to standstill

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FERGUSON, Missouri: (AP) - Demonstrators across the U.S. disrupted commerce, transit and traffic days after the announcement that a grand jury in suburban St. Louis declined to indict the white police officer who fatally shot a black 18-year-old.Numerous storefronts in the Ferguson area had their windows covered with plywood with messages painted across many of them letting neighbors know that the shops are still open. Demonstrators temporarily shut down three large malls in suburban St. Louis on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, and then marched in front of the Ferguson police department to protest the grand jurys decision.Several stores lowered their security doors or locked entrances as at least 200 protesters sprawled onto the floor while chanting, Stop shopping and join the movement, at the Galleria mall in Richmond Heights a few miles south of Ferguson, Missouri, where Officer Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown, who was unarmed, on Aug. 9.The action prompted authorities to close the mall for about an hour Friday afternoon, while a similar protest of about 50 people had the same effect at West County Mall in nearby Des Peres. And several dozen demonstrators led to a temporary closure of the Chesterfield Mall.Later Friday night, a group of about 100 protesters marched down South Florissant Road in front of the citys police and fire departments chanting, blocking traffic and stopping in front of some businesses.I served my country. I spent four years in the Army, and I feel like thats not what I served my country for, said Ebonie Tyse, 26, of St. Louis, as National Guard trucks and police cruisers roamed the street in front of her. I served my country for justice for everyone. Not because of what color, what age, what gender or anything, she said.Sixteen people were arrested, according to St. Louis County Police spokesman Shawn McGuire. Fifteen of those arrested were for misdemeanor peace disturbance. One man, Joygill Moriah of the Bronx, New York, was charged with assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and peace disturbance. He did not have a listed attorney. Only one of those arrested was from the St. Louis area. Eight were from New York City.Browns killing reignited a debate over how police treat young black men. It drew attention to racial tensions simmering in Ferguson and other U.S. communities four decades after the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Two-thirds of Fergusons residents are black but the police force is almost entirely white.Monday nights announcement that Wilson wouldnt be indicted for fatally shooting Brown prompted violent protests that resulted in about a dozen buildings and some cars being burned in Ferguson. Dozens of people were arrested.The rallies have been ongoing but have grown more peaceful this week, as protesters turn their attention to disrupting commerce. Elsewhere on Friday, protests in Chicago, New York, Seattle and northern California where protesters chained themselves to trains were among the largest in the country on Black Friday.In Oakland, more than a dozen people were arrested after about 125 protesters wearing T-shirts that read Black Lives Matter interrupted train service from Oakland to San Francisco, with some chaining themselves to trains. Later in San Francisco, a march by hundreds turned ugly as protesters smashed windows and hurled bottles and other objects at police, leaving two officers injured. Police responded by making arrests but have not said how many. Dozens of people in Seattle blocked streets, and police said some protesters also apparently chained doors shut at the nearby Pacific Place shopping center.In Chicago, about 200 people gathered near the citys popular Magnificent Mile shopping district, where Kristiana Colon, 28, called Friday a day of awareness and engagement. Shes a member of the Let Us Breathe Collective, which has been taking supplies such as gas masks to protesters in Ferguson.We want them to think twice before spending that dollar today, she said of shoppers. As long as black lives are put second to materialism, there will be no peace.Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday announced that he will call a special session of the General Assembly to provide funding for public safety efforts related to protests. A news release from his office said that due to the increased presence of the State Highway Patrol and the Missouri National Guard in the region, the states financial obligations for emergency duties are on track to exceed what had been appropriated.

Ch Nisar visits Red Zone, reviews security arrangements

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday paid a visit to the Red Zone to review the security arrangements for the much hyped Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally on November 30.Ch Nisar was given a detailed briefing by the Chief Commissioner Islamabad and high-ranked police officials on his arrival.The Interior Minister said that a vigilant eye would be kept at the extremist elements in the surroundings of the Red Zone.He further said that strict security arrangements would be done not only for the people of Islamabad but also for the participants of the PTI rally.

Protest against court decision in black boy death case, 16 arrested

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FERGUSON, Missouri (AP) Demonstrators across the U.S. disrupted commerce, transit and traffic days after the announcement that a grand jury in suburban St. Louis declined to indict the white police officer who fatally shot a black 18-year-old.Numerous storefronts in the Ferguson area had their windows covered with plywood with messages painted across many of them letting neighbors know that the shops are still open. Demonstrators temporarily shut down three large malls in suburban St. Louis on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, and then marched in front of the Ferguson police department to protest the grand jurys decision.Several stores lowered their security doors or locked entrances as at least 200 protesters sprawled onto the floor while chanting, Stop shopping and join the movement, at the Galleria mall in Richmond Heights a few miles south of Ferguson, Missouri, where Officer Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown, who was unarmed, on Aug. 9.The action prompted authorities to close the mall for about an hour Friday afternoon, while a similar protest of about 50 people had the same effect at West County Mall in nearby Des Peres. And several dozen demonstrators led to a temporary closure of the Chesterfield Mall.Later Friday night, a group of about 100 protesters marched down South Florissant Road in front of the citys police and fire departments chanting, blocking traffic and stopping in front of some businesses.I served my country. I spent four years in the Army, and I feel like thats not what I served my country for, said Ebonie Tyse, 26, of St. Louis, as National Guard trucks and police cruisers roamed the street in front of her. I served my country for justice for everyone. Not because of what color, what age, what gender or anything, she said.Sixteen people were arrested, according to St. Louis County Police spokesman Shawn McGuire. Fifteen of those arrested were for misdemeanor peace disturbance. One man, Joygill Moriah of the Bronx, New York, was charged with assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and peace disturbance. He did not have a listed attorney. Only one of those arrested was from the St. Louis area. Eight were from New York City.Browns killing reignited a debate over how police treat young black men. It drew attention to racial tensions simmering in Ferguson and other U.S. communities four decades after the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Two-thirds of Fergusons residents are black but the police force is almost entirely white.Monday nights announcement that Wilson wouldnt be indicted for fatally shooting Brown prompted violent protests that resulted in about a dozen buildings and some cars being burned in Ferguson. Dozens of people were arrested.The rallies have been ongoing but have grown more peaceful this week, as protesters turn their attention to disrupting commerce. Elsewhere on Friday, protests in Chicago, New York, Seattle and northern Californiawhere protesters chained themselves to trains were among the largest in the country on Black Friday.In Oakland, more than a dozen people were arrested after about 125 protesters wearing T-shirts that read Black Lives Matter interrupted train service from Oakland to San Francisco, with some chaining themselves to trains. Later in San Francisco, a march by hundreds turned ugly as protesters smashed windows and hurled bottles and other objects at police, leaving two officers injured. Police responded by making arrests but have not said how many. Dozens of people in Seattle blocked streets, and police said some protesters also apparently chained doors shut at the nearby Pacific Place shopping center.In Chicago, about 200 people gathered near the citys popular Magnificent Mile shopping district, where Kristiana Colon, 28, called Friday a day of awareness and engagement. Shes a member of the Let Us Breathe Collective, which has been taking supplies such as gas masks to protesters in Ferguson.We want them to think twice before spending that dollar today, she said of shoppers. As long as black lives are put second to materialism, there will be no peace.Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday announced that he will call a special session of the General Assembly to provide funding for public safety efforts related to protests. A news release from his office said that due to the increased presence of the State Highway Patrol and the Missouri National Guard in the region, the states financial obligations for emergency duties are on track to exceed what had been appropriated.

Lithuania builds world's largest-ever coin pyramid

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VILNIUS: (AFP) - The Baltic nation of Lithuania on Saturday unveiled what it billed as the worlds largest-ever coin pyramid ahead of its switch from the litas currency to the euro on January 1.Volunteers spent nearly three weeks arranging one million coins, worth 10,000 litas (2,900 euros), into a pyramid over one metre (yard) tall.We have certainly beaten the world record. Previously, the biggest pyramid of this kind was made up of 600,000 coins, said 26-year-old volunteer Domas Jokubauskis. All the coins will eventually be donated to a childrens charityThe Baltic nation of three million, which joined the EU in 2004, will become the 19th member of the eurozone on January 1, 2015.Its neighbours Estonia and Latvia joined the European single currency in 2011 and 2014 respectively, eyeing improved investor confidence.Lithuanians are divided over the currency switch, with 47 percent supporting it and 49 percent against it, mainly due to fears of price hikes, according to a Eurobarometer survey in September.The litas helped to consolidate Lithuanias statehood on the two occasions it restored independence from Moscow, in 1918 and 1990.The new euro coins will still feature the national coat of arms -- featuring a knight on horseback with a sword and shield -- which has identified the countrys currency since the 14th century.

3 minutes 7 second of noise and 3 minutes silence for Nelson Mandela

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JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - The South African government will lead an international moment of noise and silence on the first anniversary of Nelson Mandelas death, the former presidents foundation said Saturday.Friday will mark one year since the 95-year-old statesman and Nobel peace prize winner passed away.The Nelson Mandela Foundation said the event, lead by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, would begin with three minutes and seven seconds of noise using bells and sirens, instruments, vuvuzelas and loudhailers, followed by three minutes of silence.The time lapse from the ringing of the bells to the end of the moment of silence is six minutes, seven seconds and is symbolic of the 67 years Madiba spent in the service of humanity, the foundation said in a statement.The organisation called on schools, community centres, places of worship, and individuals to take part in the commemoration.The event is billed to begin at 0756 GMT and finish at 0803 GMT.It will follow an interfaith prayer service in Pretoria and the laying of a wreath by veterans from the countrys struggle against apartheid.Several events have been planned to mark the one year anniversary of Mandelas death, including a friendly cricket match between South Africas national cricket and rugby teams.The icon of South Africas struggle against Apartheid spent much of last year in hospital. His death was met with a worldwide outpouring of grief.

Zimbabwe fined for slow over rate against Bangladesh

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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Zimbabwe has been fined for falling one over short of the minimum rate during the fourth one-day international against Bangladesh on Friday in Mirpur.The elite panel of ICC match referees imposed the fines after the side, led by Elton Chigumbura, was ruled to be short of its target when time allowances were taken into consideration.Chigumbura was fined 20 percent of his match fee, while his players received 10 percent fines.Bangladesh won the match by 21 runs and leads the series 4-0. The fifth and last ODI is on Monday.

Iraqi forces battled Islamic State group fighters in Ramadi, Iraq

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BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi forces battled Islamic State (IS) group fighters Saturday in Ramadi, where a fierce jihadist offensive threatens one of the last pockets in Anbar province still under government control.Fierce fighting pitting security forces and tribal units against IS is taking place in the Al-Hoz, Muallimin and Bakr neighbourhoods, a police major told AFP.The clashes have been going on for several hours, he said, without specifying how many casualties the violence had claimed.Al-Hoz district, in the south of the Anbar provincial capital, fell to IS during the past week of fighting in Ramadi, a large city on the Euphrates 100 kilometres (60 miles) west of Baghdad.Sheikh Omar al-Alwani, the leader of one of the Sunni tribes opposing the jihadists and fighting alongside the government in Anbar, said slow military progress was being made.The army and tribal fighters are advancing slowly in Al-Hoz today. They control the entrances to the neighbourhood, he told AFP by phone.There are many booby-traps and we dont have a bomb disposal unit with us so we can only take position in a house once we have tossed a hand grenade in it to see if it is rigged with explosives, he explained.If the army stays with us, we can claim back the entire neighbourhood soon, he said, adding that Iraqi air raids had destroyed IS sniper positions and armoured vehicles on Saturday.Police and army officers said that a partial curfew was in place in Ramadi and that reinforcements had been deployed to protect the main government compound in the city.Parts of Ramadi and all of Fallujah, to its east, have been outside government control since the beginning of the year, but much more of Anbar province has since been seized by IS, which spearheaded a sweeping June offensive that overran swathes of Iraq.

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