Shane Harris & Nancy Youssef, Daily Beast: This City Could Be The Next Big Battle of the ISIS War
While all eyes are on the ISIS bombings rocking Baghdad, the Iraqi government is quietly pointing its finger at the long-contested city of Fallujah.
The Iraqi government is putting the ISIS-controlled city of Fallujah as next on its target list.
That’s not because of increasingly dire reports that the citizens of Fallujah are suffering from starvation and torture under ISIS’s cruel grip. Nor do Iraqi officials see the city as key to dislodging ISIS from its Iraqi stronghold, Mosul.
Rather, Iraqi officials have told their American counterparts that they suspect the restive Sunni-dominated city is sending jihadists to attack Baghdad, the Shiite-dominated capital. In the last week, there have been multiple daily bombings in Baghdad that have killed more than 200 people and wounded hundreds more. On Tuesday alone, a combination of suicide attacks and car bombings took the lives of nearly 70 people; ISIS claimed responsibility for some of those bombings.
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More News On The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Fallujah
Mission to Retake Fallujah from ISIS Delayed as Forces Focus on Mosul -- Military.com
Iraqi Army Begins to 'Chip Away' Territory Near Fallujah – Pentagon -- Sputnik
ISIS snipers prevent civilians leaving Fallujah: US official -- AFP
Iraqi army advances into Fallujah, recapturing two areas, strategic road -- Rudaw
Inside the battle to take back Fallujah from ISIS -- CBS
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