Army claims liberation of Fallujah from ISIL

A senior Iraqi commander has declared that the city of Fallujah is “fully liberated” from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, after a military operation lasting more than a month. Iraqi troops have entered the northwestern al-Julan neighbourhood, the last area of Fallujah to remain under ISIL control, the head of […]

A senior Iraqi commander has declared that the city of Fallujah is “fully liberated” from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, after a military operation lasting more than a month.
Iraqi troops have entered the northwestern al-Julan neighbourhood, the last area of Fallujah to remain under ISIL control, the head of the counterterrorism forces in the operation, Lieutenant-General Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi said on Sunday.
Al-Saadi said the operation, which began late May, “is done and the city is fully liberated”.
The Iraqi army was backed by US-led coalition air strikes and paramilitary forces, mostly Shia units.