Iraqi forces faced fierce resistance as they launched an offensive Sunday to vanquish pockets of al-Qaeda-linked militants in the city of Ramadi, underscoring the resilience of insurgents, who have also dug in further east in Fallujah. With the Iraqi armed forces lacking expertise and equipment, the government’s struggle to secure the key cities has stoked concerns that the unrest will spread. A Super Scooper firefighting plane makes a water drop on the Colby Fire in Azusa, California January 16, 2014. The blaze broke out about an hour before sunrise in the Angeles National Forest north of Glendora and quickly spread to 1700 acres. Glendora is located about 40 miles (64 km) east of downtown Los Angeles, near the southern edge of the Angeles National Forest. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT) In an unnerving sign, Baghdad was put on lockdown Saturday night amid a […]