Iraq screening 20,000 people to stop IS infiltrators: army
BAGHDAD: Iraq is screening 20,000 people leaving the Fallujah area to stop jihadists of the Islamic State group escaping among civilians displaced by fighting, the army said on Saturday.
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Iraq forces retake central Fallujah from IS
BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Iraqi forces raised the national flag over the government compound in Fallujah on Friday, top commanders said, a breakthrough in the nearly four-week-old offensive against the Islamic State group's bastion.
Iraqi forces enter Fallujah for final assault
BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Iraqi forces thrust into the city of Fallujah from three directions on Monday, marking a new and perilous urban phase in the week-old operation to retake the jihadist bastion.
‘US strikes kill Fallujah’s IS commander, dozens more fighters’
WASHINGTON: US-led coalition air and artillery strikes have killed 70 Islamic State fighters in Fallujah, including the jihadists' leader in the Iraqi city, a military spokesman said Friday.
Dire conditions for civilians trapped in Iraq’s Fallujah: UN
BAGHDAD: Only 800 people have been able to flee Fallujah since Iraqi forces launched a major offensive to retake the city, the United Nations said in a statement released Thursday.
Iraq announces recapture of western town from IS
BAGHDAD: Iraq announced Thursday that its forces have recaptured the western town of Rutba which had been held by the Islamic State jihadist group since 2014.
Air strike that killed Iraqi soldiers appears to have been by U.S. plane – Carter
A U.S. aircraft appears to have mistakenly carried out an air strike that killed Iraqi security forces near the city of Fallujah, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Saturday.