Iraqi security forces and allied militias are moving toward the city of Ramadi after retaking control a small town in the east of the city from the Islamic militants.
The Ramadi city, capital of the largest Iraqi province of Anbar, fell in the hands of IS militants after deadly clashes last week.
The city is only some 110 km west of Baghdad.
The IS group has seized most of Anbar province and tried to advance toward Baghdad during the past few months, but several counter attacks by security forces and Shiite militias have pushed them back.
