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Iraqi Commander: Fallujah 'Fully Liberated' From ISIS (5)

1 Name: Kit : 2016-06-26 09:37 ID:fPUYYqgp [Del]

A senior Iraqi commander said the city of Fallujah was "fully liberated" from Islamic State militants on Sunday, after a more than monthlong military operation.

Iraqi troops have entered the northwestern al-Julan neighborhood, the last area of Fallujah to remain under IS control, the head of the counterterrorism forces in the operation, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, told The Associated Press.

Al-Saadi said the operation, which began in late May, "is done and the city is fully liberated." The Iraqi army was backed by U.S.-led airstrikes and paramilitary troops, mostly Shiite militias.

"From the center of al-Julan neighborhood, we congratulate the Iraqi people and the commander in chief...and declare that the Fallujah fight is over," he told Iraqi state TV, flanked by military officers and soldiers. Some of the soldiers were shooting in the air, chanting and waving the Iraqi flag.

He added that troops will start working on removing bombs from the city's streets and buildings......

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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iraqi-commander-fallujah-fully-liberated-40137592

2 Name: Taka : 2016-06-26 12:51 ID:MUEAze2N [Del]

As an Arabian I congratulate the Iraqi brothers :)
may the end of ISIS be as soon as possible.

3 Name: Yurei : 2016-06-26 14:00 ID:4A8ridb9 [Del]

It's good to finally see some good development in the fight of ISIS. I hope that this is only the start of a new era for Iraqi.

4 Name: Taka : 2016-06-26 21:49 ID:MUEAze2N [Del]

Amen :)
my country Jordan is fighting ISIS too , I hope that Syria and Iraq get back to the way they were before ISIS and the American invasion of Iraq.

5 Name: Yurei : 2016-06-26 22:25 ID:4A8ridb9 [Del]

As it stands, Syria and Iraq are both failed states. I hope that they will once be able to rebuild but many people say that they won't last another ten years. But we can only hope that the violence in both comes to an end soon.