kilometersust 50 west of baghdad, was the first city to fall into jihadist hands two years ago. >> our troops are ready to fight the extremists and morale is high. the elite troops and counterterrorism forces are ready to storm the city of fallujah and purge it from the islamic state group. we are waiting for orders to storm the city. theave a fighting over weekend has forced 3000 people to flee the city, and it is believed 50,000 are still trapped there with limited access to food and clean water. asorts to retain fallujah, peshmerga forces have launched offensives. they have managed to capture nine villages in the area. >> the importance of liberating the villages is that it is a first step getting closer to mosul, pushing away from the kurdish area and protect areas. >> the islamic state group is coming under increasing pressure. it is fighting back. fallujah, a city that the iraqi army recaptured last month. the formers bring in head of a french military mission for the u.n. thank you for joining us, general. the iraqi military, backed by paramilitary troops and u.s. support launch