Latest reports coming from the frontline of the battle indicate that government forces have retaken the main government compound in Falluja.
A BBC report quoted Lieutenant-General ABDUL WAHHAB AL-SAADI confirming that elite Counter Terrorism Force troops and rapid response forces had liberated Falluja city council building.
According to AP; Iraqi special forces entered the center of Fallujah city early Friday, taking over a government complex and a neighborhood that served as a base for the Islamic State group militants after intense fighting, a commander said
The latest break comes hours after troops reportedly recaptured the Industrial District in the east of Falluja.
The city has been under Islamic State control for over two years, after it was overrun by the jihadist group in January, 2014.
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