Fighting the Islamic State with Iraq s Golden Division: The Road to Fallujah

In 2014, Islamic State militants swept into Western Iraq s Anbar Province, overrunning Iraqi security forces, enslaving minorities, and causing thousands to flee for their lives. The jihadist group captured Iraqs largest city, Mosul, and the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah, where hundreds of US troops died fighting the Islamic States predecessor. Now, two years later, the Iraqi security forces, with help from Iraniansupported Shiite militias and US military advisors and warplanes, are fighting to take