Iraqi forces retake main government compound in Falluja from Isis
Source: The Guardian
Iraqi troops say they have retaken the main government compound in Falluja, in a breakthrough in the fourth week of an offensive against Islamic State’s stronghold.
Elite federal forces met limited resistance from Isis fighters, who are redeploying on the western outskirts of the city, military commanders said.
“The counter-terrorism service and the rapid response forces have retaken the government compound in the centre of Falluja,” the operation’s overall commander, Lt Gen Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, said.
Raed Shaker Jawdat, Iraq’s federal police chief, confirmed the advance. “The liberation of the government compound, which is the main landmark in the city, symbolises the restoration of the state’s authority [in Falluja],” he said.
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