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>> what happened was it created this standoff with coalition forces, with a few iraqi forces on the outside, and then al qaeda insurgents controlled by abu musab al zarqawi on the inside. >> you could watch the country going aflame. it was really during that period of iraq when the american military was stopped from going in and inside fallujah became an al qaeda safe haven. >> you had a sanctuary inside we knew zarqawi was operating. and of course whenever a terrorist or insurgent organization controls ground, whenever they control an area, it gives them credibility that they wouldn't otherwi...

On the outside, and then al qaeda insurgents controlled by abu musab al zarqawi on the inside. >> you could watch the country going aflame. it was really during that period of iraq when the american military was stopped from going in and inside fallujah became an al qaeda safe haven. >> you had a sanctuary inside we >> you had a sanctuary inside we knew zarqawi was operating. and of course whenever a terrorist or insurgent organization controls ground, whenever they control an area, it gives them credibility that they wouldn't otherwise have. we needed to get zarqawi.

Forces are pounding fallujah and surrounding villages in the heaviest of three days of bombing. at least 31 people have been killed. many more jumped. at least 100,000 civilians are trapped inside fallujah, caught between the bombs and isis. >> well it's a wet and chilly start to june in the northeast. parts of the northeast are under a flash flood threat this morning. we want to get right to cnn meteorologist chad meyers. he is tracking the latest on the storms. how is it looking, chad? >> alisyn. it seems we go from a draught to a flood. we can't get anything in between a. multi-year drought...

Daily violence here, a fear that what is happening just to the west of anbar province could erupt completely, making what is happening here seem mild in comparison. the shia-dominated government of nouri al maliki continues to keep the army out of fallujah, demanding tribes deal with the influx of the al qaeda-inspired fighters of the islamic state of iraq and syria and other extremist groups, as well. so far, it's a stand off, all be with it with regular skirmishes and clashes. but the fighters are, according to reports from inside fallujah, becoming more of a presence, not less, passing out ...

The western cities of fallujah and ramadi. the violence has now been spilling into the capital. people are afraid the whole country could explode into a sectarian war. the threat of instant death is part of everyday life for many iraqis, even just walking out the door can be a very risky move. my co anchor, michael holmes, is reporting from baghdad. >> hi, suzanne. over the last week, of course, we have literally heard the car bombs as they have exploded all around the city. dozens of people died, many, many more were wounded as they always are, in terrible ways. now, it's hard, of course, for...