Fallujah liberation mission fully accomplished: Iraqi army

Iraqi counter-terrorism forces drive armed vehicles flying their national flag in Fallujah on June 23, 2016. AFP

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • The Iraqi army says it forces have recaptured the last remaining Daesh-held district in the city of Fallujah, declaring that the operation is complete.
  • Spaniards go back to the polls for general elections hoping to break months of political stalemate just days after a shock Brexit.
  • Britain's opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn sacks a key member of the shadow cabinet amid deep divisions within the Labour party following the Brexit vote.
  • The Pentagon confirms that U.S. warplanes have launched airstrikes in Afghanistan after President Barack Obama's decision to expand American involvement in the war.
  • At least 3 hundred 30 Palestinians have been detained since the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began on June 6 as Israel ignores the sanctity of the fasting month.

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