The battle for control of Ramadi , the capital of Anbar province , is shifting in favor of Iraqi and tribal forces fighting ISIS militants , Iraqi officials said Monday . Iraqi forces , with the help of coalition airstrikes , have pushed back ISIS militants and have retaken territory lost after ISIS fighters launched a coordinated assault on the city Friday . They have also regained control of the only military supply line into Ramadi from a nearby airbase , according to Faleh al-Issawi , the deputy governor of Anbar . While fighting continues in parts of Ramadi and in an eastern suburb , al-Issawi is optimistic Iraqi forces will be able to retake the city , but only if coalition airstrikes continue , he said . A fierce battle has been raging since Friday just 1,000 feet from the government complex of Anbar province that houses the regional government and security headquarters . Officials say that ISIS has retreated farther away and the fighting is less intense . At least 41 people have been killed including security forces , tribesmen and civilians since the fighting began Friday , officials said . Those casualties include 23 members of the al-Bu Fahd tribe who were found executed in one of the areas retaken from ISIS . ISIS still controls large parts of Anbar , but Iraqi forces say they 've made progress in the past week in Diyala province with the help of coalition airstrikes . Iraqiya state TV has been reporting that the strategic towns of Jalawla and Saadiya , located a few kilometers apart , have been retaken by Kurdish Peshmerga forces , Iraqi military and police and Shiite militias . They retook Baiji refinery , the country 's largest refinery that was lost to ISIS in June . Iraqiya TV also aired footage from the city of Khanaqin in the Diyala province showing Peshmerga fighters who were interviewed and talked about their readiness to fight ISIS . ISIS threatens government center in Iraq 's Anbar province .
Iraqi forces gain ground against ISIS in Syria with support from airstrikes , officials say . Iraqi forces regained control of a military supply line into Ramadi . Fighting near the government center is less intense . Iraqi government says it has made progress in the Diyala province .