Iraqi ground forces, backed by air strikes, appear to have halted advancing Islamic State militants in a key town near Baghdad. The BBC's Lyse Doucet in the Iraqi capital says the air Strikes followed clashes with IS militants, who have been making gains towards the capital. Amariya al-Falluja, 40 kilometers from Baghdad, is a key strategic town. It comes as a US-led coalition continues to carry out air Strikes on IS targets in Syria and Iraq.
10-01-2014, 05:02 AM
Islamic State Crisis: Iraq Air Strikes 'halt IS Advance'
Iraqi ground forces, backed by air strikes, appear to have halted advancing Islamic State militants in a key town near Baghdad. The BBC's Lyse Doucet in the Iraqi capital says the air Strikes followed clashes with IS militants, who have been making gains towards the capital. Amariya al-Falluja, 40 kilometers from Baghdad, is a key strategic town. It comes as a US-led coalition continues to carry out air Strikes on IS targets in Syria and Iraq.
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