Militants seize western Iraqi town

Reuters, Baghdad :
Sunni Muslim militants took control of most of the western Iraqi town of Heet in Anbar province early on Thursday, security sources and local officials said.
“Ninety per cent of the town of Heet has been overrun by militants,” said Adnan al-Fahdawi, a provincial council member, adding the attackers were better armed than local security forces.
An eyewitness speaking from Heet told Reuters: “Scores of militants can be seen in the town with their vehicles and weapons; I can hear shooting now everywhere”.