Ramadi has been taken back from ISIS, Iraqis say

Iraqi troops have retaken the city of Ramadi from ISIS, the country's military said.

Troops have raised the Iraqi flag on top of the government compound in central Ramadi, military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasoul said Monday.

Ramadi, in Anbar province, about 110 kilometers (70 miles) from Baghdad, fell to ISIS in May, a major setback in the country's effort to contain the terror group.

Iraqi TV showed Iraqi soldiers celebrating what the government is calling the "liberation" of the city. During the live coverage, explosions and gunfire could be heard in the background. Ramadi is a predominantly Sunni Arab city, and the Iraqi military forces are mostly Shiites.