Though American troops have left Iraq, the conflict continues as remnants of al-Qaeda continue to fight government forces for control of the nation or at least parts of it.

Militants believed to be part of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant attacked a university near the city of Ramadi in the western Anbar province. According to BBC News, the attack happened early in the morning when an unknown number of terrorists stormed the campus, destroying the bridge connecting the main road to the campus gate.

Though the insurgents fled from the scene, the area remains in high alert. A least two people were killed in the attack, and reports obtained by BBC say that the security forces closed off the campus and sent in Special Forces to expel the rebels.

According to a student, Ahmed al-Mehamdi, he was awoken by gunfire, and the insurgents entered dormitories and instructed the students to stay in their rooms. They identified themselves, the student said, as being members of ISIS, a Sunni group that is an offshoot of al-Qaeda.

According to BBC News, this is the third major attack carried out by insurgents in as many days and follows attacks in the northern city of Mosul and the central city of Samarra. There are mixed reports of who was killed. Two security guards were killed, but a local hospital said they received the bodies of a student and a police officer. Neither Latin Post nor other sources could confirm this at this time.

Al-Jazeera reports that the group has been fighting in Ramadi as well as the city of Fallujah for control of the area. The group hit the city of Mosul with a suicide bomber on Friday, and this continued until Saturday with heavy firefights and shelling. Police officials report 65 were killed in Mosul.

On the other side of Ramadi, a car bomb exploded as the terrorists stormed the university. This attack targeted an army convoy, killing three people and injuring 10, police reported.

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