Al-Qaeda force captures Fallujah amid rise in violence in Iraq

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Al-Qaeda force captures Fallujah amid rise in violence in Iraq

BEIRUT — A rejuvenated al-Qaeda force asserted control over the western Iraqi town of Fallujah on Friday, raising its flag over government buildings and declaring an Islamic state in one of the most crucial areas that U.S. troops fought to pacify before withdrawing from Iraq two years ago.

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