VOX: 90,000 people are trapped in the ISIS-held city of Fallujah — and they’re running out of food
Fallujah was the first major Iraqi city captured by ISIS, initially seized back in January 2014. Today, the western Iraqi city is home to an estimated 90,000 people — who, according to a Friday report, are trapped and facing a serious risk of starvation. And it seems that America's allies in Iraq are at least partly to blame.
That's according to Iraq Oil Report, a subscription journalism service that does granular reporting on Iraqi affairs. The story's lead reporter, Jamal Naji, is a Fallujah native and maintains a number of connections inside the city (ISIS has banned Fallujah residents from using cellphones and the internet).
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More News On The Dire Humanitarian Situation In Fallujah
Iraq: UN mission warns of increasing risks for civilians in besieged Fallujah -- UN News Centre
Iraq: Fallujah Siege Starving Population -- Human Rights Watch
Iraq: UN fears hunger in besieged Iraqi city of Falluja -- BBC
UN says food situation in Iraq's Fallujah extremely worrying -- Reuters
Daesh-held Fallujah residents starving: UN -- Press TV
UN says food situation in Iraq's Falluja extremely worrying -- Reuters
UN raises concerns over residents in Fallujah -- RTE
Iraqi army kills dozens of ISIS fighters, but 90,000 trapped civilians starving in Fallujah -- RT
Iraqi government approves aid to Fallujah ‘in principle’ -- Al Arabiya
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