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Iraq PM calls on army to start offensive to liberate Fallujah from the Daesh

Iraq’s prime minister orders the army to begin an offensive to liberate the central city of Fallujah from the Daesh terrorists.

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These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • Iraq’s prime minister orders the army to begin an offensive to liberate the central city of Fallujah from the Daesh terrorists.
  • Pakistan condemns as violation of its sovereignty a US drone strike that killed Taliban leader Mullah Mansour. Islamabad says it wasn’t notified of the attack before it happened.
  • Over a dozen Egyptian prisoners stage hunger strike over unfair trial. They were arrested during protests against the government’s decision to transfer two islands to Saudi Arabia.
  • In Austria, preliminary results of presidential runoff show far-right candidate Norbert Hofer narrowly leading his rival.
  • And the Greek parliament approves new austerity measures demanded by the country’s international creditors despite public protests.