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The islamist militants seized control of ramadi. this video shows iraqi troops retreating from the area. ramadi is the capital of iraq's anbar province. until sunday one of the last cities still held by government forces there. ramadi sits just 110 kilometers west of baghdad. and a short time ago, journalist mitchell prothero told us the situation in ramadi reflects the dire state of iraq's military. take a listen. >> i'm not convinced there are many what we would say combat effective iraqi units available in that area at all. they lost three ridge meaegimen had been holding the country togeth...

Area you know and pass by obviously would have been set up as an ambush planned for some time i think. >> was muhammad shata doing business in that area, does he live in that area? >> well, i'm told that he did have an apartment in that area but i wasn't able to confirm that. i do know he was at a meeting of the most ferociously anti-syrian regime and anti-hezbollah party of which he was a member there just close by. it was believed he had attended that meeting and on his way out was hit by either a roadside buena vista or i an car bomb. i think investigators haven't determined exactly what it...

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