Islamic State fighters are threatening to overrun Iraq's Anbar province

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BAGHDAD - Islamic State militants are threatening to overrun a key province
in western Iraq in what would be a major victory for the jihadists and an
embarrassing setback for the U.S.-led coalition targeting the group.

A win for the Islamic State in Anbar province would give the militants
control of one of the country's most important dams and several large army
installations, potentially adding to their abundant stockpile of weapons. It
would also allow them to establish a supply line from Syria almost to
Baghdad, and give them a valuable position from which to launch attacks on
the Iraqi capital.