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Iraqi and Coalition Forces Pound Fallujah

Shiite militias allied with the government seize two districts on the city’s outskirts, commander says

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BAGHDAD—Iraqi forces backed by airstrikes from a U.S.-led international coalition pounded Fallujah from the ground and the air Monday, marking the start of a bid to retake one of Islamic State’s last major urban strongholds in the country.

Iraq’s army and counterterrorism forces, along with police, tribal fighters and Shiite Muslim militias joined in the assault on Fallujah, a strategic city located in Anbar province about 40 miles...

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