Iraq's army and allied paramilitaries attacked Islamic State group positions around Ramadi Tuesday in their latest push to recapture the Anbar capital from the jihadists, commanders said. The authorities an**unced a major offensive to "liberate Anbar" on Monday, hours after the US-led coalition launched a record number of air strikes near Ramadi. "The Iraqi army and the Hashed al-Shaabi are pounding IS positions with rockets and mortar rounds east, west and south of Ramadi," a senior army ******r said.