The city is surrounded by 20 thousand military.
The government of Iraq announced the beginning of military operation to liberate the city of Fallujah from the militants of the terrorist organization Islamic state.
This was stated by Prime Minister Haider Abadi.
“The time has come to liberate Fallujah. The hour of the great victory near,” he said.
At this time, the city is actually surrounded by the military, police and armed militias.
According to available information, in his neighborhood strapped up to 20 thousands of Iraqi security forces.
Fallujah was the first city, which in 2014 has taken control of the militants, and still remains one of the two mainstays of this group in Iraq.
