#Iraq delays major assault against #ISIS in Anbar
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The Iraqi army deployed tanks and artillery around #Fallujah on Tuesday, security officials said, as local leaders in the besieged city urged al-Qaeda-linked militants to leave in order to avert an impending military assault. Meanwhile fighting and missile strikes in nearby #Ramadi killed 29 people Tuesday. Security officials and tribal leaders have said that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki agreed to hold off an offensive to give people in Fallujah time to push the militants out. But it is not clear how long they have before troops storm the town, close to Baghdad. read more