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11-17-2018, 01:59 PM
Two years on from the ‘liberation’ of Fallujah from Isis control, the Guardian’s Peter Beaumont has returned to the Iraqi city. Plus: Polly Toynbee on the one thing everyone can agree on when it comes to Brexit
Almost a year ago, the Iraqi government declared victory (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/09/iraq-formally-declares-end-to-fight-against-islamic-state) over the Islamic State terror group, who for three years had gained control of large areas of the country. Millions lived under their brutal rule and many thousands died.
Two years on from the ‘liberation’ of the city (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/09/falluja-isis-shia-iraq) of Fallujah by US and Iraqi forces, the Guardian senior reporter Peter Beaumont has returned to see if normal life has resumed.
Continue reading... (https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2018/nov/15/the-legacy-of-islamic-state-in-iraq)
Almost a year ago, the Iraqi government declared victory (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/09/iraq-formally-declares-end-to-fight-against-islamic-state) over the Islamic State terror group, who for three years had gained control of large areas of the country. Millions lived under their brutal rule and many thousands died.
Two years on from the ‘liberation’ of the city (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/09/falluja-isis-shia-iraq) of Fallujah by US and Iraqi forces, the Guardian senior reporter Peter Beaumont has returned to see if normal life has resumed.
Continue reading... (https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2018/nov/15/the-legacy-of-islamic-state-in-iraq)