ISIL Commanders in the Iraqi city of Fallujah reportedly fled to Turkey after Iraqi forces closed in on terrorist groups in the Western restive province of Anbar.

ISIL Commanders in the Iraqi city of Fallujah reportedly fled to Turkey after Iraqi forces closed in on terrorist groups in the Western restive province of Anbar.

Abdulrahman al-Namrawee, the head of a local council in Fallujah, said on Tuesday night that the ISIL commanders fled to Turkey after Iraqi security forces and the fighters of the Popular Mobilization units surrounded the city.

He said the commanders pushed their way through the Western part of the city of Ramadi – the capital of Anbar – to Syria and then entered Turkey.

Namrawee’s narrative has not been confirmed by higher-ranking officials in Iraq yet.

The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been accused of being one of the main supporters of the militant groups operating in Syria, with reports saying that Ankara actively trains and arms the militants in Syria and facilitates their safe passage into the country.