Al-Hashed al-Shaabi forces will stay outside Fallujah, says Warren
The spokesman for the international coalition Steve Warren. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Thursday the international coalition spokesman Steve Warren announced, that al-Hashed al-Shaabi forces will stay outside the city of Fallujah and will not enter it, while pointed out that the Iraqi security forces and Sunni fighters are the only forces that will enter the city.
Warren said in a press interview followed by IraqiNews.com, “The Sunni fighters and Iraqi forces will enter the city of Fallujah,” indicating that, “The Shiite fighters (al-Hashed al-Shaabi) will stay outside the city.”
Warren added, “There are nearly 50 thousand civilians in the city of Fallujah,” pointing out that, “The ISIS fighters, who were in the city of Ramadi, fought fiercely, while the members in al-Rutba area were cowards and left their weapons.”