伊拉克軍隊發(fā)動收復(fù)費盧杰的攻勢

Iraqi forces have launched a major offensive to retake the Islamic State bastion of Fallujah, ending a months-long siege of the city.

伊拉克軍隊結(jié)束對費盧杰的數(shù)月圍困，發(fā)動收復(fù)這座伊斯蘭國重鎮(zhèn)的大規(guī)模攻勢。

Fallujah was the first city in Iraq to fall to IS extremists in January 2014 and the group is well entrenched.

費盧杰2014年1月成為最先落入伊斯蘭國極端分子手中的城市，伊斯蘭國在那里根基深厚。

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Iraqi forces were “approaching a moment of great victory.”

伊拉克總理阿巴迪說，政府軍即將取得一場偉大的勝利。

“The Iraqi flag will be raised high over the land of Fallujah,” Abadi declared on national television Sunday night.

阿巴迪星期天晚上在全國轉(zhuǎn)播的電視節(jié)目中表示，伊拉克的旗幟將在費盧杰高高升起。

Iraq's military has called on residents trapped in the city to mark their locations with white flags.

伊拉克軍方要求費盧杰的居民用白旗標識自己的所在地點。

Very few families have managed to escape the city in the past months despite government attempts to open safe corridors.

盡管伊拉克政府試圖開辟安全走廊，數(shù)月來很少有人能逃離費盧杰。

Fallujah is a traditional Sunni stronghold.

費盧杰傳統(tǒng)上一直是遜尼派的根據(jù)地。

U.S. airstrikes have been pounding IS targets in and around the city for weeks.

數(shù)周來，美國一直對費盧杰城內(nèi)外的伊斯蘭國目標進行空中打擊。