BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials in the western Anbar province say a curfew has been imposed in the provincial capital Ramadi over fears that the self-proclaimed Islamic State group might try to advance on the city. 

abah Karhout, the chairman of the Anbar provincial council, says the curfew began at midnight Friday as part of an effort to limit movement in and out of the city. The Islamic State group has been making gains around Ramadi in recent weeks against the embattled Iraqi military, despite ongoing US-led coalition airstrikes on the militants. Two Iraqi military officials, speaking anonymously because they are not authorized to brief the media, say major operations are under way in Salahuddin province to retake key areas from the Sunni militants around Tikrit and the Beiji oil refinery. — AP