phone there who says isis continues to hold positions in the eastern part of the city while exhausted government forces are holding on to the center where the government compound and buildings are. he says there are aircraft in the air, but they are not bombing with the frequency they were on thursday. he's worried if more reinforcements don't come that iraqi government forces could in fact collapse. he described the city streets as deserted. no civilian presence on the ground at all. why are we talking about ramadi? it is about an hour's drive west of baghdad, the iraqi capital. if you can drive freely on the highway. isis does control towns before you reach the town of ramadi. surprising to iraqis the senior