Reports: U.S.-led airstrikes kill at least 250 ISIL fighters near Fallujah

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Iraqi forces push deeper into Islamic State-held Fallujah

By: Susannah George, The Associated Press
Posted: 06/8/2016 2:38 AM| Last Modified: 06/8/2016 3:54 AM | 

NAYMIYAH, Iraq - Iraq's elite counterterrorism forces on Wednesday pushed deeper into Islamic State-held Fallujah, more than two weeks after the operation to retake the city from the militant group started, a senior military official said.

After securing the southern edge of the city on Sunday, Iraqi special forces entered the neighbourhood of Shuhada on Wednesday morning, Maj Gen Hadi Zayid Kassar, deputy commander of the counterterrorism forces in Fallujah told The Associated Press.

An Iraqi policeman from Anbar province prays after breaking his Ramadan fast at Camp Tariq outside Fallujah, Iraq, Tuesday, June 7, 2016. He is part of the Iraqi security forces involved in an operation to oust Islamic State militants from Fallujah. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

The operation to retake Fallujah is expected to be one of the most difficult yet — this city in Iraq's western Anbar province is symbolically important to the militant group and has been a bastion of support for anti-government militants since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

Artillery and rocket fire cleared the way and a single column of black Humvees was seen moving in between the low rise buildings of Shuhada, a southern neighbourhood in Fallujah. After Iraqi forces began their advance, a quick succession of coalition airstrikes followed, filling the sky above Fallujah with dark grey smoke.

Just before the Wednesday morning push, Lt Gen Abdel Wahab al-Saadi drove up to the edge of the territory that Iraqi forces control on Fallujah's southern part.

Surrounding buildings have been shredded by artillery fire and the simple dirt roads running through the largely agricultural neighbourhood have been churned by Iraqi troops' heavily armoured vehicles — a testimonial to the ferocity of the fighting.

The main roads leading to and from the front line are marked with craters from airstrikes, roadside bombs and defensive trenches dug by both IS and Iraqi forces.

While a number of different Iraqi forces are participating in the fight for Fallujah, only Iraq's counterterrorism troops are actually entering the city. Paramilitary troops, made up mainly from Shiite militias, have been tasked with pushing the militants from the outskirts and tightening the siege around Fallujah.

"We expect to face more resistance, especially because we are the only forces entering the city," said Gen. Haider Fadel with the counterterrorism forces, one of the commanders overseeing the Fallujah operation.

"The Daesh are concentrating all their forces in this direction," Fadel said, referring to the Islamic State group by its Arabic language acronym.

Fallujah is one of the last IS strongholds in Iraq. The Sunni militant group has controlled the city, located about 65 kilometres (40 miles) west of Baghdad, for more than two years.

Iraqi forces have already faced stiff resistance in the fight for Fallujah. Extensive use of tunnels, well trained snipers and roadside bombs placed by the militant group slowed the initial push into the city proper.

After a blitz across the country in the summer of 2014, territory has slowly been clawed back from IS militants. But the Islamic State still controls patches of territory in Iraq's north and west, as well as the country's second largest city of Mosul.

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Edit Fallujah an important stop for the defeat of terrorism and the liberation of Mosul

 

 

9/6/2016 0:00   BAGHDAD - Shaima Rashid  make their security forces their way into Fallujah 's city center to release it from the grip of gangs Daash with increasing calls to media leads a neutral role in the transfer of images battles without deformation and amid expectations of resolving the battle in the coming days.  Competent political science , Dr. Khalid Abdul Ilah stressed that the battle Fallujah is very important because it is an important element for stability in Baghdad and other governorates security, noting that there are more determined nationally to win this battle and leave the page to eradicate terrorism in and go to the decisive battle in Mosul. edit population , said Abdul Ilah in an interview for »Sabah»: the liberation of Fallujah is a major target of the symbolic area greater liberalization of its population and worth, as well as that this area is not far only 60 km from Baghdad , and had a significant impact in the overall events that take place, noting that cleanse Fallujah of abomination bad gangs up special military leadership with a civilian standing to maintain their safety impediment to proceed with the complete liberalization of Fallujah after their use by Aldoaash as human shields, and expected to witness the coming days liberation of the city after securing safe corridors to exit. As for the role of the media in the distortion of the victories that have been achieved in Fallujah, Abdul Ilah said: «we had hoped to be there decomposition operations room and taught speech every media outlet to take against those who want to distort this battle harshest warnings and then measures, and as we talk about strategic edit Fallujah , there should be a prior strategy to the media, especially that we have experiences with what happened in Tikrit and Diyala and other areas battles in this respect », pointing out that Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi talked about the existence of dormant media cells are trying to distort victories after reaching our forces to the end and surrounded Aldoaash from all sides. a regional diplomatic activity and added that three official delegations sent to Egypt, Jordan and Qatar in order to clarify that the operations non - citizens, and also to communicate messages to some countries that are trying to promote through the media all that would lead to sectarian divisions, noting that the battle of Mosul should we prepare the media to rally the largest and seeking to develop national positions true professional. in turn, said political analyst Ahmed White the battle of Fallujah would be a significant milestone in the testing of our military capabilities of the army, police and test the goodwill of the sectors that are subordinates of the popular crowd and tribesmen in love with Iraq, noting that these forces while achieving victory the expeditious, and defeat Daash gangs in Fallujah , it will be the introduction vanguard liberation forces Mosul , which will be a battle in which the easiest and the collapse of Aldoaash where faster. Iraqi battle par excellence White said in an interview with «morning»: the battle of Fallujah as what goes on as planned , it would be an Iraqi battle of national distinction without that there is external interference or be calculated a specific destination and attribute their victories to her, and that the battles in Fallujah waged by the armed forces of the army and police with the support of the people of tribal and folk crowd. He called on the White and the media to play its due role and is important in the transfer of Fallujah , professionalism and credibility of the events and not , as is happening today from the distortion of the facts, images and victories achieved there, noting that this battle if exploited as part of a smear , it will reflect negatively on the general situation of the country. He added Aldoaash no fear of gangs , where they ended up after the international role that has done its part in the destruction of the areas that came under its control and left the ruins, calling on all politicians to abandon their thinking factional interests only and return to the status of national reconciliation set  their eyes.

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Abadi office calls for not paying attention to the rumors in the battle of Fallujah

History of edits:: 6.8.2016 18:58 • 153 visits readable

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Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi Office of the citizens and the media called on not to pay attention to rumors that broadcasts here or there with a view to divert attention from the battle of Iraq against terrorism or to drive a wedge division among Iraqis who showed unified supervisor in support of the armed forces and efforts to restore the cities, edit , and secure its people and the return of Nazhaha.

Saad al - Hadithi , spokesman for the Information Office of the Prime Minister in a press release received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of it on Wednesday , "we affirm that are untrue to the rumors about the existence of a mass grave for members of the Iraqi army in Saqlawiyah where they were checked by the security authorities and the competent authorities other than this and proved to be untrue to him, " 
he added , " one day after another valiant Iraqi forces , confirm our determination and ability to edit Fallujah dismantling the families of its people from the control of obscurantist terrorism , which referred the city into a big prison civilians and being dependent upon them as human shields, and the praise of God and the courage of your sons fervent in the armed forces and formations chock her, I managed our troops from entering the second Shuhada neighborhood in the city of Fallujah and raised the Iraqi flag over it. " 
he added Sabri said" the Iraqi government is still under the supervision of a field continuously by the general commander of the armed forces , Haidar al - Abbadi is following the conduct of military and humanitarian operations in Fallujah to achieve victory and secure the civilians and provide forms relief and humanitarian support to them, "adding that" the Council of Ministers approved in its final recommendations cell own effort relief and humanitarian civil crisis in Fallujah, and fired ten billion dinars local government in Anbar province , to cover the needs of the displaced humanity in temporary shelters. "

 

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Abadi video follows the course of the battle of Fallujah from the rooftops

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Video .. militias popular crowd detainees Fallujah, we will take revenge Spyker and misrepresenting themselves aide to Qassem Soleimani

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Arrests crowd of Anbar's displaced

The crowd detained sons of Fallujah

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Iraqi coalition forces: Hezbollah accomplice with some federal police groups, the practice of murder and torture to the people of Fallujah

09-06-2016 11:05 AM    

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He said an alliance of Iraqi forces, on Thursday, that at first we salute our fans the great victories achieved by our military valiant and volunteers in the battle to liberate Fallujah abomination organize Daash terrorist, and no doubt the generous sacrifices pure and the blood spilled on the battlefield will remain lamps illuminated the skies of Iraq a beacon over National cohesion will not be forgotten by the people of Fallujah and Anbar Madar decade.

 

He said an alliance of Iraqi forces in a statement received 'orbit News' copy of it, we recall the fine humanitarian situations noble and disciplined for a number of factions volunteers and presented a model of the national spirit and courage of true non-polluting for the purpose of, and in return, it is sad indeed that there are parties tried to distort the triumphs and sacrifices sought with all its diabolical to make the battle to liberate Fallujah Square to vent held retaliatory sectarian, which began over the comments were intended as Fallujah and its people even before the start of the fighting and then took advantage of editing operations for the brutality of those who Oitmanhm the life of civilians who had taken refuge in the corridors and safe were proficient conjecture whom he came to free them from terrorism if their are no less brutal for the terrorists where they found death, torture and degrading awaits them at the hands of these miscreants who took advantage of the fight against terrorism, the slogan for the exercise underneath all the hatred, including the burial of people who are alive or placed under Saraf tanks and other methods of killing.

 

The statement added, that among these actors Hezbollah Brigades and the Missionaries of colluding with some federal police groups, indicating that the behavior of treachery and exploitation of the state and its institutions, and tarnish the image of heroism and sacrifice made by fighters of all their collections.

 

According to the statement, that the acts of murder, torture and abuse documented the last crime committed these is the disappearance of the six hundred and ten citizen and most of Mahamdh tribe forcibly Ngyibhm is available for increasing the number.

 

He pointed to the statement, the coalition Iraqi forces condemns this criminal behavior and demanding the withdrawal of factions of the popular crowd of Anbar are all in order not to keep a pretext for those who want to poison the atmosphere between the sons of one homeland, noting that he already free of Anbar sons in cooperation with the armed forces cities as important as the gray and wet white and the other without the need to mobilize popular.

 

The statement said, he and retain the right to file a lawsuit against the factions that practiced systematic killings and hold the general commander of the armed forces responsible for maintaining the lives of civilians, and whose responsibility it is to provide information on the fate of Disappeared Persons and we call contrast to rely on volunteers from the sons of Anbar tribes as a substitute for factions of the crowd popular.

 

He called on the Iraqi coalition forces, according to the statement, to the formation of a neutral commission of inquiry to determine the criminality practiced by those involved in the battles of Fallujah size.

 

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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-abadi-idUSKCN0YV14Z

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi expects two victories from the battle underway in Falluja, an Islamic States stronghold near Baghdad. The first is over IS, the second over political rivals, including some backed by Iran.

Retaking Falluja before parliament returns from Ramadan in mid-July would enable Abadi to consolidate his leadership, allies and political analysts said.

It would also clear the path for the Iraqi army to march on the northern city of Mosul, with a view to capturing Islamic State’s Iraqi 'capital' this year.

A prolonged battle for Falluja on the other hand would erode Abadi's ability to end a political crisis over measures to fight graft. This would open the way for rivals to challenge his rule - and delay the U.S-backed campaign to defeat Islamic State.

"The stakes are high for the prime minister and for the campaign on Daesh (Islamic State)," said Baghdad-based security analyst Hisham al-Hashimi.

"There is an undeclared deadline by which he needs to finish with Falluja, and that’s when parliament reconvenes," said Hashimi, the author of the book "The World of Daesh."

His assessment was shared by a senior government official who spoke to Reuters in Baghdad. 

The battle that Abadi started in Falluja on May 23 has allowed him to shift the focus domestically away from a crisis that unfolded when he failed to push through a cabinet reshuffle he sought as part of his drive to fight corruption.

Abadi, a moderate Shi'ite politician, was elected two years ago on promises to curb corruption, defeat IS and to mend a rift with the Sunni minority.

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The article states, "Retaking Falluja before parliament returns from Ramadan in mid-July would enable Abadi to consolidate his leadership, allies and political analysts said."

Looks like the rocket ignitors are on and the thrust is about to hit!

Having Fallujah retaken and other ISIS capabilities destroyed, would be one piece for the Iraqis (and the clerics) to strongly support Abadi's leadership.  With all the loans trickling into the Iraqi populous and the other positive changes, to include removing corruption and bad actors, the way aught to be cleared for our event (authorization to launch!)!

I suspect the validity of the parliamentary sessions in question will be resolved within the next few weeks and the parliament will be back in session regularly as stated with a lot less drama (maybe Maliki and associates are removed and taken into custody?).  With the news regarding the HCL and other necessary reforms, the demands of the people and other conditions imposed by the IMF, WB, etc. aught to get these reforms passed shortly when the parliament session starts again.  I would like to be surprised (for the IQD RV to occur in June 2016) but I am thinking the IQD RV can occur mid to late July through the end of September provided there are no hiccups like the Mosul dam breaking, or further GOI disruptions like we had starting the beginning of this year, and the HCL/reforms appear in the gazette.

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You bet Syn....I especially like this line:

, including some backed by Iran.

 

send in the B-52's and end Malarky's reign of terror !!!

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5 minutes ago, EagleEye said:

You bet Syn....I especially like this line:

, including some backed by Iran.

 

send in the B-52's and end Malarky's reign of terror !!!

Yep.  Let's get the B-52s (and whatever else like the A-10s and Puff The Majic Dragons) fired up and have a hay day!

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Get it done 

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Three presidencies looking at ways to enhance the momentum of victories in Fallujah

 

 

6/12/2016 0:00  BAGHDAD - Al- Sabah  discussed the heads " of the Republic and the Ministers and MPs" in the separate meetings between them, the political situation in the country, achieved military victories over the"Daash" gangs in Fallujah, stressing the need for concerted efforts of all to support our armed forces in order to sustain the momentum of victories achieved, and edit every part of the the land of Iraq has Search President, Fuad Masum, the Prime Minister, R. Haider al - Abadi, political and security developments, the economic problems in the country.  a statement by the Office of the President, the two sides reviewed the victories achieved by the armed forces to "Daash" terrorist in various cutters operations, particularly Fallujah.  the meeting focused, according to the statement, the need to redouble efforts to reduce terrorist attacks on citizens in all parts of the country.  Furthermore, discussed Abadi, in a meeting last Friday the President of the House of Representatives, Saleem al - Jubouri, the importance of supporting all events for our heroine in the face of terrorist gangs.  the two sides agreed that " the liberation of Fallujah and its people soon became It is essential attribution and stay away from anything that would negatively affect the progress of the battle , " stressing " the importance of moving forward the reforms, support and address the political, security and economic challenges faced by the country." He said president legislative and executive branches, the need to continue to return the displaced to areas liberated and put stabilize the plans, stressing the importance of international support for Iraq in this side.  it was also, during the meeting, emphasized the need to put aside their differences and to resort to dialogue to resolve the problems outstanding.  in the context himself, received the Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi, head of the Islamic Supreme Council Ammar al - Hakim and his accompanying delegation.  during the meeting, according to a statement issued by Prime Minister 's Office, the blessing of the victories achieved in the boycotted Fallujah operations and continued efforts to liberate and fully support the war effort and not distracting security forces, as well as a discussion of political, security and economic situation in light of the challenges faced by the country.

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Iraqi President: Yes, there are violations in Fallujah individual but

Tuesday 14-06-2016 | 12:38:13

 

 

 

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Twilight News Iraqi President / said Fuad Masum, in an interview with the BBC that "there are violations" occurred during the current military operation to restore the city of Fallujah from the grip of militants to organize the Islamic state. But he described as violations of the "individual, occurred in Falluja and elsewhere, and not the organization."

President infallible and pointed out that "there are some sensitivities, nationality and sect, inflation issue, and so we asked to conduct a good investigation into the matter, because it's too dangerous to kill a man because of his doctrine or sect."

President Masum said he "did not have a state - when faced with the Daash - strong army, hence the call to contribute to the fight to help the army. The decision that the popular crowd forces quickly call for the protection of Baghdad." 
Described the president of those forces as "trained military forces of good . " he said it belonged General command of the armed forces. But he pointed out that it is not its functions interrogating detainees, as " the role of the judiciary." 
Dead and missing

The governor of Anbar, Suhaib al-Rawi announced yesterday a "massacre took place in rural areas Hawamdeh in the town of Saqlawiyah, after 49 people handed themselves to the members of the popular crowd."

He said the narrator that the committee in charge of investigating the case, and includes anumber of members of the provincial council of Fallujah, and Saqlawiyah and Anbar , "has not been able to locate the people Al643 missing, where they were being held, or to know if they were dead or still alive." 
Involved the popular crowd forces in the military operation aimed at restoring Fallujah from thegrip of militants of the "Islamic state" since its inception.

The prime minister, Haider Abadi, had admitted the existence of "limited violations" and ordered security forces to "protect" the families of Fallujah. 
Continuation of the military operation

A source in Anbar police Monday that "the joint security forces Monday morning resumed regain control of Nasaf, west of Fallujah areas of operation, after a break for one day, for the evacuation of families fleeing from the" Islamic state "in that region."

The source added that "the security forces managed to free the regions of the first and second Alajafh trendy village, and seized control of the road link between the peasant area and the intersection of peace leading to hand South Ameria Fallujah and the intersection of the tourist city in Habbaniyah."

The source pointed out that the troops embarked on raising the IEDs and the opening of roads and secure the area, after clashes with militants organization who withdrew into Nasaf, a town

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Federal police chief: raise the Iraqi flag over Fallujah Barrage

 

Wed, 15 Jun 2016 09:42:13Fallujah Barrage archive ...

 

BAGHDAD - observer news raised the federal police forces, the Iraqi flag over the helm of Fallujah. He said the police captain Raed Shakir Jawdat said in a statement the observer received a copy of it today that " the federal police forces completely took over the helm of Fallujah and raised the Iraqi flag them and cut off the supply of fully Aldoaash southwest ways Fallujah. " The federal police have freed yesterday apartments area south of Fallujah 

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Security official: we liberated 25 percent of the center of Falluja and killed 232 and captured 27 of the organization «State», including snipers foreigners

 

 

Jun 17, 2016

 

Baghdad , Fallujah and agencies: the Iraqi Joint Command announced, in a flash on Thursday, edit counter - terrorism forces Shuhada neighborhood Strategic entire city of Fallujah and the expulsion of the organization «state» of it. 
A statement by the Baghdad Operations Command said Infantry Division 17 continue to progress and emancipation greens areas and Khudayr and peace and grooms isolated area southeast of Fallujah. The Iraqi army has announced that his forces liberated the villages Azaaanth and Alveban fragrance and seized control of the Abbas beautiful bridge and advancing towards Alheitaoyen area southeast ofFallujah. 
The statement said the cell - Harbi media that «anti - terrorism device continues to progress towards the industrial district inspired bout in Fallujah». In another statement , security forces announced that they liberated the villages coming up and Tikriti southeast of the city. 
The federal police captain Raed Shakir Jawdat, on Thursday, freeing 25 percent of Fallujah , the center and killed 232 of the organization «State» , including snipers foreign nationals. 
, Said in a statement the «police bites Federal freed 25 percent of Fallujah , the center has been able to cleanse the green areas and the message, Byblos and Fallujah Barrage, apartments and Nazim division of Fallujah second Shuhada Street and 60 station sewage plant Fallujah gas and the second bridge in thecenter of southern Fallujah». 
He added that « the Federal pieces managed also killed 194 Daashaa and 38 sniper foreign nationality and destroyed 47 hostile and 26 wheel target bomb detonated 270 improvised explosive device and 13 houses booby - trapped and 16 system resistant aircraft ». 
in another, security sources revealed the arrest of 27 component of the state during recent battles neighborhood still in Fallujah. 
the sources that «anti - terrorism during the purge neighborhood process still the editor, was arrested on the 27 component of the state regulation of the terrorist , mostly Arab nationals and foreign were hiding in a secret room under the ground in a neighborhood still in the city of Fallujah after being freed by the device the fight against terrorism ». 
the sources confirmed that during the inspection of residential homes of the process, found inside a weapons and explosive belts and documents contain important information about the elements of the organization. 
for his part , Maj . Gen. Ismail Mahlawi, the commander of the Iraqi army Anbar operations, said that Iraqi forces were able to restore Znkurh area of state regulation of northern Ramadi in Anbar province as well.He explained that «anti - terrorism and the army and fighters of tribal forces managed to restore the northern Znkurh gray area, dominated by the Daash morning (yesterday)». 
He added that the Iraqi forces and tribes imposed full control over the region. Iraqi forces began on 23 May / May last military campaign aerial cover from the International Alliance of nations states to restore Fallujah , a major stronghold of the state regulation in the west of Iraq. 
The Fallujah, inhabited by a majority of the year, the first cities overrun by the organization in early 2014 before the invasion of the north and the west the same year the summer. the 
Iraqi government is seeking to restore them first and then head north towards Mosul to launch a broader military campaign to expel «Aldoah» of Mosul , a stronghold of the main organization in Iraq before year -end solutions. 
Elsewhere in Baghdad, killing 14 people , including two soldiers Thursday evening Wednesday in one of the attacks through suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt in different areas of the Iraqi capital Baghdad , according to reported sources security Officers. 
a spokesman for the Baghdad operations command, Brigadier General Saad Maan, in a statement that a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up near a security barrier Army on the international highway near the Yusufiya , south of Baghdad, killing two soldiers as well as the bomber and wounded three other soldiers were wounded. 
a security source said that six people were killed and 19 others injured detonated four explosive devices in dunums neighborhood areas (south - west) and the second Secretary (East) and session (South) and Husseiniya (north). 
he added that unknown gunmen stormed a house in the Zaafaraniya area southeast of Baghdad and opened fire with machine guns, killing a woman and her son on the spot, while another person shot dead by unknown assailants in the municipal area east of the capital. 
the police find two unidentified bodies of two men in the south of Baghdad , Youssifiyah area and the effects of fire on them he said. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks immediately , but the Iraqi capital , subject to almost daily attacks by mostly elements of state regulation over the car bombs and suicide bombers and improvised explosive devices which causes the dead and wounded , mostly civilians. 
Launched an Islamic organization during last month 's attacks is the deadliest this year in Baghdad and left hundreds of dead and wounded, in an effort to relieve pressure on fighters in Fallujah. on 
the other hand, said Fallujah hospital statistics on the number of civilian victims who were killed or wounded during the shelling of the city since the control of the organization «State» by 2014 and to date.He said the official spokesman for the hospital to be 3555 people of Fallujah killed, including large numbers of women and children, in addition to the exposure of 6067 people have been injured by the shelling.

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Jubouri urges to continue to move deeper into Fallujah and evacuation of displaced persons

History of edits:: 17.06.2016 8:51 • 77 visits readable

{Baghdad} Euphrates News Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri urged to continue to move deeper into Fallujah and evacuation of displaced persons.

According to Director of the Office Khaled Al - Nasser said in a statement received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it today that " The speaker continues to follow - up with the security, military and tribal devices functioning edit Fallujah operations and the evacuation of civilians displaced from the district center." 
He added that "al - Jubouri , stressed during his contacts with the need to sustain the momentum of the fighting and continue deeper into the district of Fallujah ,taking into account open more than one safe way to evacuate families out of the fighting zones. " 
He continued that" the President of the House of Representatives stressed the concerned authorities need to provide supplies and service with emergency for displaced families and taking into account the high temperatures , particularly as we are under the holy month of Ramadan blessed. " 
he pointed out that" al - Jubouri , stressed the deputy governors and the local government of the province of Anbar , the need to exercise their role in the follow -up to the needs of the people of the province of the displaced or living in safe areas and to be present on an ongoing basis to solve the problems of citizens and to facilitate their movement and provide services to them. " 
the commander Federal police team Raed Shakir Jawdat has declared liberation of Baghdad Street and the destruction of 70 targets for Doaash in Fallujah .ozkr Jawdat said in a statement yesterday that "military operations today yielded fully liberalized Baghdad Street and control of the eastern Almgesr central Falluja and destroyed 70 targets for Doaash between their base and the Centers for control and mechanics variety, "adding that" operations resulted Azia all cut off all supplies from the south - east axis and tightened the noose on them in the center of Fallujah ,".anthy

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Iraqi army claims to have raised flag over government headquarters in Fallujah

 

 

17.06.2016 15:00 Eurasia Diary

Iraqi forces retook the main government compound in the centre of the jihadist bastion of Fallujah from the Islamic State group on Friday, top commanders said.

"The counter-terrorism service and the rapid response forces have retaken the government compound in the centre of Fallujah," the operation's overall commander, Lieutenant General Abdulwahab al-Saadi, told AFP.

Raed Shaker Jawdat, Iraq's federal police chief, confirmed the advance, which marks a significant step in the nearly four-week-old offensive to retake the city.

"The liberation of the government compound, which is the main landmark in the city, symbolises the restoration of the state's authority" in Fallujah, he said.

Both commanders said their forces had met limited resistance from IS fighters during the push into the city centre.

The government lost control of Fallujah in 2014, months before IS took second city Mosul and swept across large parts of the country.

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Iraqi forces retake main government compound in Falluja from Isis

Elite federal forces report limited resistance from Islamic State fighters as they make breakthrough in fourth week of offensive

Agence France-Presse

Friday 17 June 2016 12.01 BST

Iraqi security forces fire at Isis militants in Falluja. The compound is the main landmark in the city, which is 50km from Baghdad.

Photograph: Anmar Khalil/AP

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/17/iraqi-forces-retake-main-government-compound-falluja-isis-offensive

 

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Urgent Abadi announce this evening a statement VICTORY liberation of Fallujah 17.06.2016

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declares Prime Minister General Commander of the Armed Forces Haider Abadi , a statement victory editing city of Fallujah Daash terrorist gangs.

A statement by his office received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of it, that " the general commander of the armed forces , Haider al - Abadi Prime Minister will direct the evening to the people of Iraq a statement victory liberation of Fallujah." 
And announced the Joint Special Operations Command / cell media war, today, edit building Alqaimmqamah in district of Fallujah, which represents the city center and government complex and raise the Iraqi flag over the premises. 
the commander of the liberation of Fallujah operations team Abdulwahab al - Saadi told reporters that " the security forces liberated the Nazzal neighborhood center of Fallujah, which was a stronghold of the leaders Daash" adding that "Daash began to fall apart bit by bit , and resistance It has become much weaker than before because of the successive blows that face the Iraqi army has. " 
Iraqi forces are locked in fierce for the Liberation of the city of Fallujah battles while working to strengthen its forces on the outskirts of the city of Mosul in preparation for the start of the battle of liberation.

 

 

[DWS112]

NOW the city of Mosul !

[Laid Back]

Great news.!!!

Abadi is doing an outstanding job as general commander of the armed forces.

iraq continues moving forward in all fronts

Go troops

Go international coalition 

Go security 

[millionaire in training]

This is FANTASTIC news ........Next they need to announce victory in Mosul ......these are the last pieces to our puzzle..  

Get ready people it's a coming our way.............

[millionaire in training]

The reason these victories are soooooo important is it equals "STABILITY" for Iraq.    

This has always been one of the conditions that Shabibi  said that was needed for an RV.

As soon as Iraq is STABLE (safe) investments can start flowing in.

[millionaire in training]

Thanks  DWS112 .  This is the best news of the day.    I've been waiting for this.  

Now bring me the Mosul announcement ........     Can't wait.......