Air strikes decimate IS forces fleeing Iraq's Fallujah

[WorldNews]

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Iraqi and US-led coalition aircraft decimated the Islamic State group's forces fleeing the Fallujah area, destroying hundreds of vehicles and killing dozens of jihadists, officials said on Thursday. Fallujah, a city west of Baghdad, was wrested from IS by Iraqi forces on Sunday after more than two years under the group's control. The strikes -- which the Iraqi government said took place from Wednesday to Thursday -- compounded what was already a major defeat for the jihadists.

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