b_179_129_16777215_00_images_IRQ150318aa001.jpegBAGHDAD — Elite Iraqi forces backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes punched through Islamic State defenses in Fallujah Friday, seizing the municipal compound and other buildings in the center of the city.

The breakthrough shifted momentum in the offensive that has raged for weeks, Iraqi officials said.

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