Iraqi forces continue advance towards edge of IS bastion Al-Qaim Iraqi forces on Tuesday battled up to the edge of Al-Qaim, the largest town still held by the Islamic State group in the country, as they pushed a final assault on the jihadists. They were clearing the road linking the town of Ramadi and the newly-captured village of al-Obeidi on Wednesday, detonating mines and IEDs disseminated by the IS. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES