. . COUNTRIES: IRAQ: Iraq Forces, Militia May Soon Attack to Recapture Fallujah (1) . . Iraq Forces, Militia May Soon Attack to Recapture Fallujah (1) By Dana El Baltaji and Khalid Al-Ansary January 05, 2014 Bloomberg Business Week http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-01-05/u-dot-s-dot- won-t-send-troops-to-iraq-to-fight-al-qaeda-kerry-says . A shorter URL for the above link: . http://tinyurl.com/ko8g4ok . .Iraqi security forces, militias or tribesmen may soon start an attack to retake the city of Fallujah from al-Qaeda-linked militants, a government official said.
.I believe that a final combat will take place soon, Faleh al-Issawi, deputy head of the provincial council of Anbar, said by phone from Ramadi. Fallujah city is totally controlled by militias and this extends to Garma, a town about 15 kilometers (9 miles) away.
.The army will allow residents to flee the city before it begins its operations, an unidentified Iraqi official told Agence France-Presse. Special forces have started operations in the city and the army has surrounded Fallujah, AFP said. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry earlier said the U.S. wont send troops to assist Iraq.
.Forty civilians have died and 186 were wounded in the fighting, al-Issawi said, citing figures from hospitals in Ramadi and Fallujah. The attacking forces may include Iraqi troops, tribesmen, or militias, he said.
.This is a fight that belongs to the Iraqis, Kerry told a news conference in Jerusalem today. Were going to do everything that is possible to help them while stopping short of sending in U.S. troops, he said. The U.S. is in touch with tribal leaders in the region who are showing great courage against the militants, he said.
. U.S. Toll .There is little appetite in the U.S. for renewed military involvement in Iraq, where 4,489 Americans were killed and 51,778 wounded in action after President George W. Bushs administration invaded the country almost 11 years ago. President Barack Obama has listed ending direct U.S. military action in Iraq two years ago as one of his main accomplishments.
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