Iraqi officials: Iraqi forces retake Anbar University from IS group

1	BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials in Iraq's western Anbar province say government forces have retaken Anbar University from the Islamic State militant group after hours of fierce clashes.
2	Athal al-Fahdawi, a provincial councilman, says that Iraqi troops are in full control of the university, located 5 kilometers (3 miles) south of Anbar's provincial capital, the militant-held city of Ramadi.
3	He adds that a number of buildings in and around the university complex have been badly damaged or destroyed.
4	Another Anbar councilman, Faleh al-Issawi, tells The Associated Press that about two dozen Islamic State fighters were killed in the clashes.
5	He declined to provide more details.
6	The Iraqi military launched a large scale operation this month to retake Anbar province, in which most of the biggest cities are held by the Islamic State group.