Coalition destroys Daesh hub in massive blast in the area of Ramadi

The international coalition against the Islamic State jihadist group bombed a key jihadist command and supply hub in the area of Ramadi, capital of Iraq's Anbar province, it said Wednesday.

A video of the strike on the football stadium showed a massive secondary explosion at the site.

"The stadium was a key (IS) command and supply hub in the Ramadi region and was being used to store large amounts of homemade explosives, weapons and ammunition," the coalition said in a statement.

"Destroying this hub will significantly disrupt (IS's) ability to conduct operations and resupply their fighters in Ramadi."

IS overran Ramadi in mid-May in a major setback for Iraqi forces, which had held out against militants in parts of the city for well over a year.

IS seized swathes of Iraqi territory in a June 2014 offensive, and the coalition is carrying out daily air strikes against the jihadists to assist Iraqi forces, which have made little progress on the ground in recent weeks.

Source: AFP