Iraq: Twenty-two killed in double suicide attack in Fallujah

Twenty-two members of Iraq's security forces, believed to have been Iraqi soldiers and Shia militia fighters from the Popular Mobilisation Forces, were killed during a double suicide car bomb attack in Fallujah, Wednesday. The attack was reportedly part of an Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) offensive in a bid to take the embattled city. In one of the attacks, the militants reportedly used an Iraqi army Humvee packed with explosives, driving the vehicle into a large group of fighters aligned with the Iraqi state. The attacks come as government forces have been assaulting IS’ supply lines in an attempt to isolate the militants in the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah. The US military announced on Wednesday that they will conduct renewed airstrikes in the region.