The fight against the Islamic State group is far from over in Iraq's Anbar province.

The extremist group still controls the Euphrates River Valley west of Haditha up to the Syrian border. Almost every day the American-led coalition's airstrikes hit Islamic State targets in Ramadi, the provincial capital. And the ongoing fight is now prompting the U.S. military to boost capacity at western Iraq’s primary airfield, al Asad Air Base.

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