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Car bombs kill 8 in former IS stronghold in Baghdad ASIA

Car bombs kill 8 in former IS stronghold in Baghdad

Eight people were killed and nearly 20 wounded on Monday in two separate car bomb blasts that hit police checkpoints in Falluja, a former stronghold of Islamic State west of Baghdad, police sources said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi commander declares defeat of Islamic State in Falluja ASIA

Iraqi commander declares defeat of Islamic State in Falluja

Iraqi forces recaptured the last district held by Islamic State militants in the city of Falluja on Sunday and the general commanding the operation declared the battle over after nearly five weeks of fighting.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi army pause at southern edge of Falluja as IS fights back ASIA

Iraqi army pause at southern edge of Falluja as IS fights back

Islamic State militants fought back vigorously overnight against an onslaught by the Iraqi army on a southern district of the city of Falluja, the group's bastion near Baghdad, officers said on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi politicians reject visit by Iran's Soleimani to Falluja ASIA

Iraqi politicians reject visit by Iran's Soleimani to Falluja

Sunni politicians in Iraq condemned a visit by Iranian General Qassem Soleimani to Shia paramilitary forces fighting alongside the Iraqi army to drive Islamic State militants out of the city of Falluja.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hundreds of people flee Iraq's Falluja area ASIA

Hundreds of people flee Iraq's Falluja area

Hundreds of people fled the Falluja area on Friday with the help of Iraqi forces who are fighting to retake the city from the Islamic State jihadist group, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces keep up shelling of Falluja ASIA

Iraqi forces keep up shelling of Falluja

Iraqi forces shelled Islamic State targets in Falluja on Tuesday, the second day of an assault to retake the militant stronghold just west of Baghdad, as international concern mounted for the security of civilians.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State near Falluja ASIA

Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State near Falluja

Iraqi government forces fought Islamic State militants near Falluja on Monday and bombarded central districts at the outset of an offensive to retake the longtime jihadist stronghold.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces prepare offensive on IS-held Falluja ASIA

Iraqi forces prepare offensive on IS-held Falluja

Iraq's military said on Sunday it was preparing to launch an offensive to retake the Islamic State stronghold of Falluja and told residents to get ready to leave before fighting started.

4:45 AM November 25 2016