ISIL fight back in Falluja
By Catherine Hardy | With REUTERS, AP



ISIL militants are fighting back in Falluja.

FALLUJA:_ -- Scores of ISIL fighters launched a counter-assault against Iraqi Army soldiers at dawn as they advanced through the southern part of the city.

The army has repelled the attack but there have been casualties, sources say.

The assault on Falluja

The Iraqi Army assault has begun what is expected to be one of the biggest battles ever fought against ISIL.

Falluja was the first major Iraqi city to fall to the militant group in 2014 and the Iraqi government, backed by world powers including the US and Iran, is determined to win it back.

Troops began to advance on Monday, a week after Baghdad announced the start of the assault.

Baghdad describes the assault to retake the city as a potential turning point in its US-backed campaign to defeat the ultra-hardline Sunni Muslim group.

Trapped civilians

The United Nations is warning of the danger for civilians trapped in the city.

50,000 civilians are thought to be trapped inside Falluja, which has been in the hands of ISIL since 2014.

Several hundred HAVE managed to escape and have provided aid workers with eye witness accounts.

Basics like food, water and medecine are said to be in short supply.

It is feared some families are being used as “human shields” as government forces close in.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-06-01

Of course they fight back. They are full of disgruntled Iraqi officers and subordinates and very qualified as soldiers. Thank Bush for that!

Of course they fight back. They are full of disgruntled Iraqi officers and subordinates and very qualified as soldiers. Thank Bush for that!

Rather cheney and rumpsfeld, bush was just too dumb. However they all should be tried, and executed.

The sad thing is that this will never happen and thousands of innocent children will continue to die. Obama where are you?

Edited June 1, 201610 yr by wabothai