Falluja
Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State
Travel
November 11, 2018
Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State
BAGHDAD/FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – At Baghdad’s grand but half-empty railway station, a single train is sputtering to life. It is…
Iraqi forces retake Islamic State holdout in Falluja
Middle East
June 26, 2016
Iraqi forces retake Islamic State holdout in Falluja
Iraqi forces recaptured the last district held by Islamic State militants in the city of Falluja on Sunday and the…
Iraqi PM declares victory over Islamic State in Falluja
Middle East
June 18, 2016
Iraqi PM declares victory over Islamic State in Falluja
Iraqi forces on Friday entered the center of Falluja, the Iraqi city longest held by Islamic State, nearly four weeks…
Iraqi PM Abadi stakes leadership, IS campaign, on Falluja battle
Middle East
June 9, 2016
Iraqi PM Abadi stakes leadership, IS campaign, on Falluja battle
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi expects two victories from the battle underway in Falluja, an Islamic States stronghold near Baghdad.…
Iraqis running out of food and medicine in besieged Falluja
Middle East
February 2, 2016
Iraqis running out of food and medicine in besieged Falluja
A senior Iraqi official has appealed to the US-led coalition to air-drop food and medicine to tens of thousands of…
Heavy fighting as Iraqi forces try to surround Falluja
Middle East
July 6, 2015
Heavy fighting as Iraqi forces try to surround Falluja
Iraqi Shi'ite fighters and army troops made gains north of Falluja on Sunday but their efforts to seal off Islamic…