CNN: Iraqi Forces Launch Assault to Retake Fallujah from ISIS

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BROWN Iraqi ░░░░░░░░ pulling the trigger in ░░░░░░░░ launching an assault to ░░░░░░░░ the city from the ░░░░░░░░ group Tens of thousands ░░░░░░░░ civilians are still inside ░░░░░░░░ city trapped by ISIS ░░░░░░░░ s Jomana Karadsheh is ░░░░░░░░ Amman Jordan KARADSHEH Asking ░░░░░░░░ in the city of ░░░░░░░░ to leave As you ░░░░░░░░ that military operation is ░░░░░░░░ under way starting overnight ░░░░░░░░ Iraq to recapture that ░░░░░░░░ of Fallujah the first ░░░░░░░░ to have fallen to ░░░░░░░░ back in January of ░░░░░░░░ a very significant operation ░░░░░░░░ have been preparing for ░░░░░░░░ for a very long ░░░░░░░░ As you mentioned the ░░░░░░░░ concern here is for ░░░░░░░░ civilians inside Fallujah According ░░░░░░░░ groups like human rights ░░░░░░░░ we ve heard from ░░░░░░░░ United Nations there s ░░░░░░░░ estimated they estimate there ░░░░░░░░ tens of thousands of ░░░░░░░░ who remain inside Fallujah ░░░░░░░░ to leave They say ░░░░░░░░ are trapped by ISIS ░░░░░░░░ the city And that ░░░░░░░░ are besieged by the ░░░░░░░░ security forces and the ░░░░░░░░ shia militias We ve ░░░░░░░░ the military asking them ░░░░░░░░ them they created safe ░░░░░░░░ asking them to leave ░░░░░░░░ call into the hotlines ░░░░░░░░ they need assistance leaving ░░░░░░░░ ve heard within recent ░░░░░░░░ people have been unable ░░░░░░░░ leave There have been ░░░░░░░░ of people executed for ░░░░░░░░ to leave the city ░░░░░░░░ executing them and also ░░░░░░░░ cut inside the city ░░░░░░░░ ISIS So a lot ░░░░░░░░ concern for the civilians ░░░░░░░░ re hearing from the ░░░░░░░░ prime minister asking the ░░░░░░░░ forces to be very ░░░░░░░░ and to provide utmost ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ civilians inside the city ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ Pam this is a ░░░░░░░░ Sunni city Forces surrounding ░░░░░░░░ going into Fallujah are ░░░░░░░░ shia Concern about the ░░░░░░░░ divisios inside the city.”