According to sources fighting is still ongoing at the Al-Asad airbase near Ramadi, Iraq.
300 US Marines are stationed at the base training Iraqi soldiers.
ISIS seized al-Baghdadi in fighting Thursday.
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The US Marines at Al-Asad airbase have been under frequent attack since January.
But today ISIS seized large swaths of the nearby city.
UNCONFIRMED #video: Massive fires inside Asad air-base as we speak: https://t.co/WsrhAnEJal #Anbar #Iraq #USA #ISIS pic.twitter.com/MR4ZQKfFt4
— Rami (@RamiAlLolah) February 12, 2015
ISIS released prisoners during the seige.
#BreakingNews Tens of prisoners have been freed by #ISIS in #Baghdadi as we speak.. #Iraq
— Rami (@RamiAlLolah) February 12, 2015
UPDATE: Pentagon says base is safe.
Reports #Iraq-i town of al-Baghdadi fallen to #ISIS, but Pentagon says no attack on US troops at Asad Air base pic.twitter.com/LXsRTHQQ67
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) February 12, 2015
Pentagon says ISIS was repelled at al-Asad base.
