DHAKA: Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki called for residents and tribes to expel ‘terrorists’ holding Fallujah to prevent fighting in the city.

Iraqiya state TV reported on Monday, says The Straits Times.

Maliki called on ‘the people of Fallujah and its tribes to expel the terrorists’ so ‘their areas are not subjected to the dangers of armed clashes’, it said.

BDST: 1440 HRS, JAN 06, 2014
Edited by Robab Rosan, Current Affairs Editor