The BBC's Omar Abdel-Razek was with an Iraqi unit that came under fire in Khalidiya. The Iraqi army, supported by coalition airstrikes and Iran-backed militias, finds itself locked in fierce battles for many parts of the country. Recently the key city of Ramadi fell to the militants and they maintain a strong hold over other strategically important areas.
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