Fallujah offensive begins

Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), tribal fighters and Iranian-backed Shia militias, supported by U.S.-led air power, have begun an operation to dislodge so-called Islamic State from the city of Fallujah

IRAQ

ANBAR

Baghdad

Baghdad

Fallujah

20km 12.5 miles

Euphrates

Tigris

ISF, federal police, and PMF (Popular Mobilization Force) – 35,000 troops

Daesh (Islamic State)

1. Air strikes near Old City. U.S.-led coalition has struck 21 targets in Fallujah since May 17

2. ISF artillery bombardment on Industrial Zone

3. ISF tanks and 5,000 PMF at eastern entrance to city

4. Pincer movement on Daesh position

5. Bridges sealed with concrete blocks to stop residents escaping

6. Iraqi advance from west

Euphrates

Railway station

Jolan District

FALLUJAH

Askari District

City Hall

Nazal (Old City)

Nuaimiya

Industrial Zone

Between 500 and 1,000 Daesh fighters and 50,000 civilians remain inside city

7. Iraqi forces enter Nuaimiya neighbourhood

2km 1.25 miles

Sources: Iraqi Security Forces handout, Al Monitor