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Iraq
Shiite militia claim to liberate Fallujah neighborhoods
2015-07-14
[Rudaw] Iraqi Shiite militias--also called Popular Mobilization Units (PMU)--have recaptured areas of ISIS controlled Fallujah in Anbar province, according to a statement released by the group Monday.

"After engaging in intense battles with 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 Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
in the town of Fallujah,
... the City of Mosques, which might have somthing to do with why it's not called Center of Prosperity or a really nice place to raise your kids...
our forces were able to retake control of the neighborhoods of Albu Khanifer and Khalif Sulaiman northwest of Fallujah," the statement claimed.

According to the statement, in an ongoing military campaign the Islamic State's top local leader in Fallujah, named Abu Shahab Al-Orduni, was tossed in the clink
Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
.

The Iraqi government officially announced the launch of a military campaign to liberate areas under ISIS control in Anbar province.

Iraq said Sunday its forces had surrounded ISIS in Fallujah and the Anbar thriving provincial capital Ramadi, where they had opened a corridor for civilians to flee before a planned assault begins.
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