Credit: Reuters/Mushtaq Muhammed
Members of the Iraqi security forces patrol an area near the borders between Karbala Province and Anbar Province, June 16, 2014 file photo.
'Army troops withdrew from Rawa, Ana and Rutba this morning and ISIL moved quickly to completely control these towns,' a military intelligence official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The office for the prime minister's military command said it had no immediate comment and would be giving an update on events in a press conference later on Sunday.
(Reporting by Kamal Namaa and Ahmed Rasheed; Writing by Alexander Dziadosz; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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