“Al Qaida and other insurgent groups have tightened their grip on Fallujah, defying the Shiite-led Iraqi government’s efforts to persuade local tribesmen to expel them from the Sunni city, residents and officials say. Despite an army siege, fighters and weapons have been flowing into the city, where US troops fought some of their fiercest battles during their 2003-11 occupation of Iraq.”
Source: Militants strengthen grip on Iraq’s Fallujah | GulfNews.com