The Battle for Fallujah

(Iraq)  Iraqi Government forces have taken their time to combat, arrest and reverse the rapid advances made by ISIS into the the country a couple of years ago. At the moment the current focus of operation is against roughly 1000 ISIS terrorist dug in the city of Fallujah. Facing them is over 12,000 government forces . When the Government forces take the city (And that is only a matter of time) they will remove a launch point for ISIS suicide attacks against the capital Baghdad, which of late has been the scene of numerous suicide bomb attacks.

This past week has seen a vast build up of force against ISIS.

MAZ-537G / T-90A (part of a "Suqur al-Sahara" convoy). pic.twitter.com/HTGxOBHUe3

— Morant Mathieu (@MathieuMorant) 30 May 2016

Suqur al Sahara and Russians on the move to begin operation in Raqqa pic.twitter.com/kVz7crjw8r

— BM-21 GRAD (@bm21_grad) 30 May 2016

#Iraq Kataib Hezbollah Al Oqab last rocket delpoyed near Fallujah. No more DIY. pic.twitter.com/zexcuwMZNu

— Green lemon (@green_lemonnn) 30 May 2016

ISOF convoy heading to Fallujah pic.twitter.com/xCJ9nEYloJ

— BM-21 GRAD (@bm21_grad) 28 May 2016

Hm-20 grad Iranian rocket launcher with iraqi pmu during Fallujah battle #الحشد_الاعلامي #Fallujah @bm21_grad pic.twitter.com/7mVEkWvWor

— Mohammad Al_Iraqi (@Mohamma07193029) 25 May 2016

The situation on the ground before the 26th of May was as below:

Iraqi forces have been softening ISIS positions before moving in:

صاروخ فقار جحيم على الدواعش في الفلوجة. استخدم فقط في الفلوجة بقدرة تدميرية تبلغ ١كم٢#اعلام_الخليج_داعشي pic.twitter.com/bY2KrhlhZf

— Mohammad Al_Iraqi (@Mohamma07193029) 29 May 2016

Asaa'b Ahel Al-Haq Fires missiles on isis in Garma#Fallujah #Fallujah_librate#الحشد_الاعلامي #اليوم_تويتر_عراقي pic.twitter.com/BvNiQvl4tm

— Mohammad Al_Iraqi (@Mohamma07193029) 26 May 2016

But, now with that 12 to 1 advantage, Iraqi forces have stared their push in which to remove and wipe out ISIS inside Fallujah.

Mind you, whilst there are only around 1000 ISIS idiots in the city, the area is a Sunni Islam one and as such sympathetic to ISIS, which may explain why the Iraqi forces (primarily Shia Islam) have been suffering heavy losses.