Lebanese Suicide Attacker, Linked to ISIL, Killed in Iraq

A Lebanese man, who hails from the southern coastal city of Sidon, has reportedly carried out a suicide attack in Iraq, his family confirmed on Sunday.

The family of Rashed Bassam Abou Zeid mourned him, revealing that he is linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Abou Zeid, who is also known as Abou Adam, was allegedly killed in a suicide attack he carried out in Iraq's Anbar province.

The family said that the funeral prayers for the absent will be held at al-Zaatari mosque in Sidon.

It said that ISIL distributed photos confirming that Abou Adam, who disappeared two months ago after he headed to Turkey, carried out the suicide attack.

ISIL reportedly recruited several Lebanese men to join the group in its battles in Iraq and Syria.

The group had tightened its siege on the last government positions in Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province west of Baghdad, a day after they seized the city's government headquarters.

Taking the city would be the group's most important victory this year in Iraq, and would give it control of the capitals of two of its largest regions, along with Mosul in Nineveh province.

Anbar province extends from the Syrian, Jordanian, and Saudi borders to the gates of Baghdad.

Military reinforcements have been sent to Ramadi and other parts of Anbar, local officials said, and Iraq's army and the U.S.-led coalition have struck IS positions in the area.