Iraq forces launch assault near Fallujah, 11 killed
 

[IMG]https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/15X5SUc**tKswgjy.2vO5g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPMideastEN/e8d56c1e860206afb17ce787ef330e748a34ce6c.jpg[/IMG]Iraqi forces launched an operation Friday to retake areas near the militant-held city of Fallujah in preparation for an eventual assault, a senior ******r said, as violence killed 11 people. Anti-government fighters have held Fallujah, just a short drive from Baghdad, and shifting parts of Anbar provincial capital Ramadi, farther west, since early January. \"A military operation was launched... to eliminate the ISIL organisation and liberate Fallujah,\" a senior army ******r said, referring to powerful jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. \"The operation will continue until an assault on Fallujah,\" the ******r said.




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