Iraqi forces claim to have driven al-Qaida allies out of Falluja

Serious fighting reported between Sunni Islamist militants and government troops Iraqi police and tribal fighters claim on Saturday to have retaken the western city of Falluja from al-Qaida affiliates after heavy clashes that left scores of dead there and in the neighbouring city of Ramadi in recent days. Amid reports of civilians fleeing fighting elsewhere in Anbar and Ninevah provinces, social ...