Iraqi forces entered the center of Falluja, ISIS' longest-held city, as militants abandoned their positions. Civilians fled en masse.
Friday, June 17, 2016 9:10 AM EDT
After weeks of fighting, Iraqi forces entered central areas of Falluja on Friday, facing little resistance by the Islamic State, as thousands of civilians fled in a new wave of displacement that has overwhelmed the ability of aid agencies to care for them.
Counterterrorism forces raised the Iraqi flag over the main government building in central Falluja, about 40 miles west of Baghdad, and they moved on to besiege the city’s main hospital, which was the first target of American forces when they invaded the city in 2004, according to officers and news reports on state television.
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