January 04, 2014
FILE: Protesters throw stones at Iraqi security forces during an
anti-government demonstration in Falluja, Iraq, January 25, 2013.
A senior security official told the French news agency that Fallujah is under the control of ISIS - a reference to the al-Qaida-linked group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Witnesses says there are no signs of government forces inside the Anbar province city, which is only 60 kilometers west of Baghdad.
On Friday, al-Qaida militants raised their flag over government buildings in Fallujah and declared an independent Islamic state.
Witnesses said the militants cut power lines in the city late Friday and ordered residents not to use backup generators.
A local journalist who asked for anonymity out of fear of retribution told The Washington Post that police and other government-aligned forces had abandoned the city and that al-Qaida had burned all Iraqi national flags.
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