Govt forces gain ground on way to Fallujah
By Agencies in Near Fallujah, Iraq | China Daily | Updated: 2016-06-06 08:03
Paramilitary unit backed by Iran enters Saqlawiya
Iraqi forces gained new ground from the Islamic State group on Saturday in a key area west of the jihadist bastion of Fallujah, security sources said.
Fighters from the army, the police and from the Hashed al-Shaabi - a paramilitary organization dominated by Tehran-backed Shiite militias - entered the center of Saqlawiya.
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