Isis: Iraqi cartoonists lampoon Islamic State and celebrate government victories in Fallujah

As Iraqi government forces enter the centre of Fallujah, after weeks of fighting against Isis, the country's cartoonists have picked up their pens to celebrate government victories and lampoon Daesh.
The city has been under Isis control for the past two years, since the city fell to Isis and other Sunni insurgents. It is the last major city in western Iraq to be held by the extremist group.
Operation Breaking Terrorism was launched on May 22 2016 to recapture the city from Isis control, following February's government siege, which was reportedly supported by Sunni residents inside the city.
An Iraqi special forces commander told the Associated Press that troops entered the city centre around 6am local time (3amGMT) after intense fighting with Islamic State militants and with air support from the US-led coalition and Iraqi air force.
One group of cartoonists called Daaafish have been targeting Isil and its atrocities over the past six months with their cartoons.
#ØررÙاÙا_بزÙد_اÙشجعاÙ#اÙÙÙÙجة_رجعت
— تاÙÙÙÙØ©. (@talia___100) June 17, 2016
بعد سا٠راء ÙتÙرÙت ÙÙعÙÙ ÙØ© ÙاÙÙر٠ة ÙصÙÙاÙÙØ© ÙÙÙجة
جسÙر Ùر٠اÙعÙ٠اÙعراÙ٠رÙر٠بÙا pic.twitter.com/SRixbkkRlQ
Users tweeted the hashtags الفلوجه_رجعت #الفلوجه_تتحرر#- Fallujah freed and Fallujah returned.
ÙاÙÙا اÙÙÙÙجة عصÙØ© ÙÙÙا Ù٠تÙÙÙ Ø°ÙÙ ØÙÙ٠ا ÙÙÙ٠اÙعرا٠اÙÙضÙØ© اÙÙÙÙجة عراÙÙÙ Ù Ù ÙائÙا اÙ٠تائÙا#ÙÙÙجة_تØررت pic.twitter.com/MTxZPZVmLw
— Eng_Sufi (@EngSufi1) June 17, 2016
Isis has also lost territory in Syria and Libya in recent weeks following several military setbacks.
دخÙ٠اÙÙÙات اØÙاء اÙاÙدÙسØاÙسرا٠ØاÙÙ Ùبر٠ÙتØرÙر اÙÙزا٠ÙاÙصÙاع٠ÙاÙ٠ج٠ع اÙØÙÙ٠٠ت٠٠٠٠#تÙÙÙØ´_اÙØ®ÙاÙÙ #ÙÙÙجÙ_تØررت pic.twitter.com/VrNY8JycUa
— fallujah liberation (@AlYouins) June 17, 2016
Caption: 'The caliphate ruined'.
The conflict in Iraq has forced more than 3.3 million people to flee their homes. Iraq is also hosting up to 300,000 refugees who have fled the civil war in neighbouring Syria. Most are living in camps or informal settlements. 50,000 people were in the city when the offensive started but it is unclear how many remain.
#ÙÙÙجÙ_اÙسÙا٠#تØررت
— Samer A. Lateef (@Samer_assady) June 17, 2016
بسÙاعد #اÙجÙØ´_ÙاÙØشد_اÙشعب٠âð»ï¸ pic.twitter.com/IbDEYLMiKq
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