Iraqi Army Bombs Falluja, Prepares for Ground Assault

[jakeXT]

Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi army intensified its shelling of Falluja on Sunday in preparation for a ground assault to regain control over the city, which has been under the control of militants for a month.

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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, whose Shi'ite-led government many in the Sunni minority accuse of discrimination, had held off an all-out offensive to give local tribesmen a chance to expel the militants themselves.

But security officials told Reuters on Saturday that a decision had been made to enter Falluja on Sunday.

“Orders have been issued to start shelling the city with artillery and planes to detect the potential abilities of militants inside Falluja and try to find a gap to get into the city,” a top security official told Reuters on Sunday.



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[another_liberal]

1. "Your tax dollars at work."

American taxpayers bought every bomb that is being dropped on that city and every artillery shell that explodes in it's streets. Yet we wonder why Al Qaeda fighters are so eager to attack Americans?

[Bigmack]

2. "Mission Accomplished"..... nt