Iraq’s Al Rafedein TV reported in Baghdad’s Taremiya district armed tribes destroyed three HUMVEE vehicles belonging to Maliki’s military forces. Wednesday night intense clashes erupted between armed tribes and Maliki’s forces on Ghasem and Fattash bridges in Ramadi. In these clashes Maliki’s troops received severe blows and in response launched shelling on the town of Garme.
North of Fallujah armed tribes took control over the entire region after intense clashes against Maliki’s military forces. After his army forces were defeated, Maliki’s forces began shelling the Saqlaviya district.