fallujah

We didn't get here by happenstance.
The strikes stand to be among the most deadly ever against ISIS.
Iraq aims to prevent ISIS frrom launching a counterattack on the city a day after Baghdad declared victory there.
The militants seized Falluja in January 2014, six months before they declared a "caliphate" over part of Syria and Iraq.
"People have run and walked for days. They left Fallujah with nothing."
Fierce clashes are still raging in the city, prompting an exodus of civilians fleeing to safety.
A regional governor said 49 Sunni men had been executed after surrendering to a Shi'ite faction.
The Iraqi army says it has secured the first safe exit route from the city.
The move postpones a battle expected to be one of the biggest ever fought against ISIS.