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Iraqi security forces advance towards the Nuaimiya neighborhood of Fallujah, Iraq, Friday, June 3, 2016. The battle for Fallujah, now two weeks old, is shaping up unlike others in the Iraqi military's town-by-town war with the Islamic State group: Airstrikes have been sparingly employed, potentially violent Shiite militias have so far been kept to the perimeter, and the initial advance on the symbolically important town has been slow. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

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Iraqi military takes a slow approach in battle for Fallujah

by Qassim Abdul-Zahra Associated PressJune 3, 2016

Iraqi counterterrorism forces face off with Islamic State militants in the Nuaimiya neighborhood of Fallujah, Iraq, Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Iraqi forces this week pushed into the city's southern sections after securing surrounding towns and villages more than 50,000 people are believed to be trapped inside the Sunni majority city, about 65 kilometers (40 miles) west of Baghdad.(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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Iraqi advance on Fallujah stalls

by Qassim Abdul-Zahra Associated PressJune 1, 2016

Iraqi counterterrorism forces face off with Islamic State militants on the southern edge of Fallujah, Iraq on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 a day after launching an operation of the militant-held city with the help of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes. (AP Photo/Osama Sami)

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Trouble mounts for civilians in Fallujah

by Qassim Abdul-Zahra Associated PressMay 31, 2016

Smoke rises from an explosion during an offensive by Iraqi military forces into Fallujah to retake the city from Islamic State militants in Iraq, Monday, May 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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Iraqi special forces push into Fallujah

by Qassim Abdul-Zahra Associated Press, and Sinan Salaheddin Associated PressMay 30, 2016

This picture provided by the office of Iraq's Prime Minister, shows Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, seated left, wearing a black uniform and flanked by senior military commanders during a meeting at the Fallujah Operation Command center outside Fallujah, Iraq, Monday, May 23, 2016. Iraqi government forces on Monday pushed Islamic State militants out of some agricultural areas outside Fallujah as they launched a military offensive to recapture the city from the extremists, officials said. (Iraqi Prime Minister's Office via AP)

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Iraqi leader touts success in Fallujah

by Qassim Abdul-Zahra Associated Press, and Susannah George Associated PressMay 23, 2016

File- This July 13, 2015, file photo shows Iraqi security forces backed by Shiite and Sunni pro-government fighters preparing to attack Islamic State group positions in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the beginning of military operations to retake the Islamic State-held held city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad in a televised address Sunday, May 22, 2016. Iraqi forces are "approaching a moment of great victory" against the Islamic State group, al-Abadi said surrounded by top military commanders from the ministry of defense and the country's elite counter terrorism forces. Fallujah has been under the control of IS for more than two years. (AP Photo, File)

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Bid to retake Fallujah launched

by Qassim Abdul-Zahra Associated PressMay 22, 2016

Protesters wave national flags as they cross the al-Jumhuriya bridge over the Tigris River towards Baghdad's highly fortified Green Zone, Iraq. Friday, May 20, 2016. Iraqi security forces have fired tear gas and gunshots in the air as thousands of Shiite protesters stormed Baghdad’s heavily secured Green Zone, rushing toward the prime minister’s office and parliament building. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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Iraqi protesters storm Baghdad’s Green Zone, shooting erupts

by Susannah George Associated Press, and Qassim Abdul-Zahra Associated PressMay 20, 2016

Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi, centre speaks to reporters at a military a base outside Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Al-Obeidi played down fears of the Islamic State group’s chemical weapons capabilities, saying the group lacks “chemical capabilities.” The attacks the group has carried were only intended to “hurt the morale of our fighters,” as they have so far not caused any casualties he said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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US nabs chief IS chemical engineer

by Qassim Abdul-Zahra Associated Press, and Susannah George Associated PressMarch 10, 2016