(ISW) The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Popular Mobilization
completed the encirclement of Fallujah on June 5 after retaking Saqlawiyah on
Fallujah’s western axis. The joint
forces recaptured Albu Shajal, west of
Fallujah, on June 1st , and consolidated terrain south of Fallujah
around the Tuffah Bridge, likely as condition setting to retake the Fallujah
Dam. The ISF, without Popular Mobilization forces, began operations into
Fallujah city on June 6, when they surrounded the southern neighbourhood’s of
Jubeil and Hayy al-Shuhada. The ISF, spearheaded by efforts from the Counter
Terrorism Service (CTS), secured the first zone of Hayy al-Shuhada on June 8
and stormed the second zone on June 9 where efforts are ongoing. ISIS likely no
longer has control over al-Zawiyah, to the south of Fallujah, given the
establishment of a humanitarian corridor through the area.
