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| Iraq |
| Fallujah residents bury their dead in the garden |
| 2016-05-30 |
| [RUDAW.NET] Due to the extensive bombardment, residents of Fallujah are burying their dead family members in the garden, an Iraqi official announced Saturday. "Fallujah is under a massive bombardment without differentiating between civilians or ISIS," said Abdulqadir Jumayli, media advisor of Anbar provincial council. "The bombardment has made it impossible for the people to reach the graveyard, forcing them to bury the dead in the garden," Jumayli added. Jumayli asked the security forces to stop the bombardment in order to save the lives of the civilians. The Iraqi Army, meanwhile, has announced that the first stage of the battle for Fallujah is complete. "Phase one is over and we have achieved our objectives," said Brigadier Rasool Yahya an Iraqi defence ministry front man to Al Jazeera on Saturday. "Our forces have isolated and surrounded the city of Fallujah." He noted that the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (ISIS) has regrouped in the centre of the city. "We are advancing on and closing in," Yahya said. "We are ready and the presence of civilians inside the city could delay us." The protection of civilians has been a key concern in the battle for Fallujah. On Sunday, the day before launching the offensive, the Iraqi Army distributed leaflets advising civilians to flee or to identify themselves with white flags. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 wait till you see the tomatos from that garden; bigger and juicier than ever. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2016-05-30 09:40 |