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Islamic State halts an Iraqi army assault on the city of Falluja with a counter-attack at its southern gates, while the U.N. warns of the consequences for civilians trapped in the city. Mana Rabiee reports.
Shi'ite militias fighting alongside the Iraqi army halt their advance on Falluja after encountering stiff Islamic State resistance (no reporter narration).
The Iraqi army has stormed to the southern edge of Falluja under U.S. air support in a direct assault to retake one of the main strongholds of Islamic State militants. Nathan Frandino reports.
Iraqi army convoy gets set to begin operation to recapture the Islamic State held city of Falluja near Baghdad. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Members of the Armenian Church pray for Nagorno-Karabakh refugees at a service held in the St Sargis church in Yerevan. Armenian separatists, who had controlled the region for three decades, agreed to disarm, dissolve their government and reintegrate with Baku following a one-day Azerbaijani offensive last week. Nearly all of Karabakh's estimated 120,000 residents fled the territory over the following days, sparking a refugee crisis. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).