Iraq's Army Prepares To Retake Fallujah From The Islamic State

Washington Post: Iraqi military preparing to retake Fallujah from Islamic State

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi military said Sunday that it is preparing for an offensive to retake Fallujah, urging civilians to stay away from Islamic State headquarters and telling those who are unable to escape to raise white flags on their homes.

The military statement gave no timeline for the operation but said counterterrorism forces, police, tribal fighters and popular mobilization units — which include an array of Shiite militias — will be involved.

Fallujah has been under Islamic State control for more than two years and was the first city in the country to fall to the militant group. Although U.S. efforts to assist the Iraqi military have focused on the northern city of Mosul as the next target, there has been a growing push in Iraqi military circles to first recapture Fallujah, which lies just 40 miles away from Baghdad.

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