Militants launch major assault on Iraq's Samarra
Samarra, Iraq (AFP) June 05, 2014 - Militants launched a major attack on the Iraqi city of Samarra on Thursday and occupied several neighbourhoods, sparking house-to-house fighting and helicopter strikes in which dozens of people were reportedly killed. The assault comes with Iraq already facing major security challenges, including anti-government fighters holding all of one city and parts of another for more than five months, ... more

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