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ISIS fighters have set up checkpoints and prepared ambushes to prevent people from leaving [Reuters]

After Fallujah, Anbar, Iraqi Forces Prepare to Secure Syrian Borders

by Munaf al Obeidi | Jul 4, 2016 | Middle East

Ramadi – Anbar Provincial Council has announced the completion of its preparations for a major military operation to liberate areas west of Anbar, in addition to securing the borders with Syria. Council’s spokesperson Eid Ammash told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that...

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A convoy of the Iraqi anti-terrorism force drives on a road during an advance towards Fallujah. Reuters

Abadi Justifies PMF Violations, Secures their Role in Upcoming Mosul Battles

by Hamza Mostafa and mounaf obeidi | Jul 1, 2016 | Middle East

Fallujah,Baghdad- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday gave a speech in which he tried to justify all recorded violations of Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) against the people of Iraq, and hinted that the group despite violations will be involved in...

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Children who fled their homes due to the clashes in Fallujah pose for the photographer on the outskirts of Fallujah, May 26, 2016. Reuters

UNICEF: More than 3 Million Iraqi Children Now at Risk from Increasing Violence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 30, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad-Some 3.6 million children in Iraq – one in five in the country – are at serious risk of death, injury, sexual violence, abduction and recruitment into armed groups, according to a new UNICEF report. “A Heavy Price for Children” reveals that...

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Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi Burns Down Homes in Fallujah

by Munaf al Obeidi | Jun 29, 2016 | Middle East

The Iraqi government continues to ignore warnings made by the international community and human rights groups about the involvement of Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi militia in the battle to liberate Fallujah from ISIS. Warnings about extremist groups exploiting the battle for...

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Civilians in Fallujah Trapped between ISIS Brutality and PMF Missiles

Fallujah Faces Buzzing Alarms Post-Liberation

by Hamza Mostafa and mounaf obeidi | Jun 27, 2016 | Middle East

Fallujah, Baghdad- Iraqi Armed Forces apprehended aroun 20,000 refugees who had escaped ISIS-fighting clashes in Fallujah, west of Baghdad. Displaced civilians are being held for investigations as to check whether any ISIS militants or extremists have attempted to...