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ISIS fighters have set up checkpoints and prepared ambushes to prevent people from leaving [Reuters]
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Civilians who fled their homes due to the clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic state militants move through the town of Hit in Anbar province, April 4, 2016.
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Anbar Governor Removed from Office
Al-Anbar–Al-Anbar Governorate Council had decided to remove governor Souhaib al-Rawi from office. During the session in al-Khalidiya district, with the presence of 18 members, the Anbar council agreed unanimously to discharge the governor from his position based on...Caption:
ISIL fighters have set up checkpoints and prepared ambushes to prevent people from leaving [Reuters
U.N. Says 90,000 Civilians could be Trapped in Fallujah
Fallujah – The United Nations said on Wednesday as many as 90,000 civilians could be trapped in the besieged area of Fallujah, nearly doubling its earlier estimate of 50,000. The U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, Lise Grande, warned that civilians could...Caption:
Children who fled their homes due to the clashes in Falluja, pose for the photographer on the outskirts of Falluja, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer
International Organizations Warn against Escalating Humanitarian Crisis in Fallujah
Fallujah – Approximately 10,000 people have fled escalating violence in the Iraqi region of Anbar in the past ten days, according to a report issued by the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Representatives from UNICEF and other international...Caption:
A convoy of the Iraqi anti-terrorism force drives on a road during an advance towards Fallujah. Reuters