Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State near Falluja, bomb city centre

By Ahmed Rasheed and Saif Hameed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces clashed with Islamic State militants near Falluja on Monday while bombing central districts in the initial hours of an offensive to retake the militant stronghold just west of Baghdad that could last several weeks. Air strikes and mortars overnight targeted neighbourhoods inside the city proper where Islamic State is thought to maintain its headquarters. Iraqi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Rasool, speaking on state te