Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twenty years ago, on Nov. 7, 2004, a coalition assault force of more than 15,000 troops, mostly Marines, launched a massive attack ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Five weeks after a military operation began, a senior Iraqi commander declared Sunday that the city of Fallujah was “fully liberated” from the Islamic State group, giving a major boost ...

Iraqi forces hunted down holdout jihadists in Fallujah Saturday after retaking the city centre and trained their sights on Mosul, the Islamic State’s last remaining major hub in the country. While not ...

The Iraqi army has established a safe corridor that has allowed 4,000 Fallujah residents to flee the jihadist-held city in 24 hours, the Norwegian Refugee Council said on Sunday. The safe passage ...

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Members of Task Force 2-7 prepare to enter a building in Fallujah on November 9, 2004 during the Second Battle of Fallujah, or Operation Al-Fajr. (Courtesy of the US Defense Department / Sgt. 1st ...

Iraqi security forces and allied Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces and Sunni tribal fighters, take combat positions outside Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, May 23, 2016.

NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - American forces are gearing up for a major operation in the insurgent bastion of Fallujah, where up to 5,000 Islamic militants, Saddam Hussein loyalists and common criminals are ...

BAGHDAD -- Five weeks after a military operation began, a senior Iraqi commander declared Sunday the city of Fallujah was "fully liberated" from the Islamic State group, giving a boost to the ...

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