Iraq PM vows defeat of IS after Ramadi recapture

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi   says  Islamic State militants will be ousted from the country, after government forces recaptured Ramadi.  

In a televised address, Mr Abadi vowed to retake Iraq's second city of Mosul, saying it would be final blow to IS.  

The recapture of Ramadi has been welcomed by US Secretary of State John Kerry, who says IS has suffered a major defeat.  

The jihadists seized Ramadi in May, in an embarrassing defeat for the army.  

Iraqi government forces have been fighting to retake the city-about 90km west of the capital, Baghdad- for weeks


BBC