|
Iraqi forces seize most of Fallujah from ISIS
[FOXNEWS] Iraqi special forces swept into Fallujah on Friday, recapturing most of the city as the Islamic State...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... terror group's grip crumbled after weeks of fighting. Thousands of trapped residents took advantage of the Lion of Islams' retreat to flee, some swimming across the Euphrates River to safety. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said it was "too early to tell" if Iraqi forces control all of the city. "There is still some fighting to be done." Carter said the U.S. military supported the Iraqi forces with advise and air support. As many as 42,000 people have left Fallujah since the military operation against Fallujah began in late May, according to the United Nations ...an idea whose time has gone... . The Iraqi operation to retake Ramadi left that city largely in ruins. The city once was home to nearly half a million people, but the violence forced most of them to flee. Posted by: Fred 2016-06-18 |
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=459564 |