Shi'ite militia convoy arrives at base near Iraq's Ramadi

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A convoy of Shi'ite militia fighters arrived at a base near the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Monday after the western provincial capital was overrun by Islamic State militants, an eyewitness and a local official said. "The Hashid Shaabi forces reached the Habbaniya base and are now on standby," said the head of the Anbar provincial council, Sabah Karhout. (Reporting by Baghdad Bureau; Editing by Kevin Liffey)