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Battle for Fallujah: Civilians evacuated from first Iraqi city taken by Islamic State group

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Iraqi forces pushed towards Islamic State group bastion Fallujah on Wednesday from areas to the south as part of operations to retake the city from jihadists, a commander said.

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