One of the most significant battles against ISIS is unfolding in the crucial city of Falluja. The metropolis west of Baghdad is much more than just a city gripped by ISIS. It’s also a bastion of ...

WHY FALLUJA? Why should this relatively obscure Iraqi city of half a million have become the crucible of atrocities against the Coalition in Iraq? Some analysts say Falluja was a stronghold of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: 20 years on since the Iraq War began, these violent scenes remain a defining moment of the U.S.-led invasion. On March 31, ...

Editor’s note: Hayder al-Khoei is research director at the Centre for Academic Shia Studies and an associate fellow of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House. He is a member of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sunni Muslims attend Friday prayers in the city of Falluja, 70 km (44 miles) west of Baghdad January 31, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer By ...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of children are facing extreme violence in Falluja, which the Iraqi army is trying to retake from Islamic State, and food stocks in the besieged city are dwindling, the ...

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AS JUDGMENT DAY for the terrorist hotbed of Falluja approaches, anxiety is building over what could be one of the bloodiest battles of America’s war on terrorism. Insurgents holed up in the city speak ...

The situation in Falluja has become catastrophic following a sixday USled assault, resulting in dire conditions for civilians. Iraqi Red Crescent spokeswoman Firdus alAbadi described the humanitarian ...

While the North American news media have focused on the military triumph of US Marines in Falluja, little attention has been paid to reports that US armed forces killed scores of patients in an attack ...