Thousands of desperate civilians on the run as battle for Fallujah continues – UN
According to figures provided by authorities, about 1,300 of them are staying in the al-Iraq camp in the Ameriyat al-Falluja district, where the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is working to provide assistance.
Others are scattered in one of several other Government-run camps in the district or staying with relatives.
“Iraqi forces are helping to transport families escaping the city, and have set up a hotline to provide information to people wanting to leave,” said UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler.
UNHCR has received reports of casualties among civilians in the Falluja city centre due to heavy shelling, including seven members of one family on 28 May.
He also noted that 500 men and boys over 12-years-old are held for security screening, which can take five to seven days, and some 27 men were released yesterday.
Meanwhile, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the country reported on Tuesday that around 50,000 civilians trapped inside the Iraqi city of Fallujah, risk being turned into “human shields” by the terrorist group Da’esh, according to Lise Grande told UN Radio that the UN and other agencies were doing all they can to protect them.
Photo: UNHCR/Anmar Qusay
Source: www.justearthnews.com
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