Reinforcements Enter Anbar Amid ISIS Fight

Reinforcements head into Anbar Province in Iraq.<br/> <br />The government is boosting its force level in the region as it battles militants of al-Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.<br/> <br />Authorities say Iraqi armed forces have killed dozens of militants in recent days in shelling and air strikes. The scale of casualties among civilians is not yet clear.<br/> <br />In the besieged city of Falluja some residents say life is getting back to normal after parts of the city had been held by militants.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) FALLUJA RESIDENT, RASHID AL-DULEIMI, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I call upon residents of Falluja to come back home. The security situation is now stable. State offices and banks have opened their doors. Offices have started giving salaries to civil-servants and policemen have started working as usual."<br/> <br />Bloodshed in Iraq has returned to its highest level in five years,-- with at least 23 people in a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad Thursday.<br/> <br />The violence has alarmed We