Iraq: Civilians in Besieged Fallujah at ‘Extreme Risk,’ UN Relief Coordinator Warns

Civilians in Fallujah, Iraq, are at extreme risk and need urgent help. Photo: OCHA Iraq

IRAQ–(ENEWSPF)–26 May 2016 – Humanitarian agencies on the ground in Iraq are warning that civilians in the city of Fallujah –which has been under the control of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) for more than two years – are at extreme risk, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Iraq has said.

“We are receiving distressing reports…