Iraqi troops advance in bid to retake Fallujah

Iraqi forces secured the southern edge of the Islamic State group stronghold of Fallujah yesterday, two weeks after the launch of an operation to recapture the city, the Iraqi special forces commander overseeing the operation said.

Iraqi special forces, also known as its counterterrorism forces, have secured the largely agricultural southern neighbourhood of Naymiyah under cover of US-led coalition airstrikes, Lt Gen. Abdel Wahab al-Saadi said.