VICE News/Reuters: The Fight for Fallujah Is Becoming Iraq's Next 'Human Catastrophe,' Aid Official Warns
Islamic State militants fought vigorously overnight between Monday and Tuesday against the Iraqi army's onslaught in the southern district of the city of Fallujah, army officers said on Tuesday. Fallujah, in Anbar province, is the terrorist group's major outpost closest to the capital Baghdad. Islamic State has been holding Fallujah since 2014.
But as Iraqi troops and IS militants battle it out for the city, one aid official has warned of the "human catastrophe" that is unfolding in Fallujah, with residents unable to escape from the heavy fighting.
A staff member of Fallujah's main hospital said it received reports of 32 civilians killed on Monday. During the first week of the offensive, which began on May 23, medical sources reported the death toll in the city to be around 30 civilians and 20 militants.
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UN says 20,000 children trapped in Fallujah as Iraqi forces, ISIS battle for control -- FOX News
Trapped civilians -- including 20K children -- stalls Fallujah offensive -- USA Today
ISIS using civilians as 'human shields' as Iraqi forces advance in Fallujah – UN -- RT
Iraq's Fallujah op slowed by civilians, IS resistance -- AFP
Iraqi Forces Push Into Fallujah Despite ISIS Counter-Attack -- Newsweek
Fallujah still under ISIS grip as troops and militiamen inch closer to the city -- RUDAW
In Fallujah fight, top Shiite cleric calls for restraint toward Sunni civilians -- CSM
Observers Fear 'Dirty Brigade' Atrocities After ISIS Fight in Fallujah -- ABC News
U.S. Monitors Iran's Role In Helping Iraqi Fighters Take Back Fallujah -- NPR
Iraq: Battle over Fallujah test of Abadi's leadership -- Al Jazeera
What’s new about Fallujah? Quite a lot actually -- Dr. Theodore Karasik, Al Arabiya
Fallujah: Iraq's bastion of Sunni Arab dissent -- Al Jazeera
ISIS, Fallujah: Loss of city would be fatal blow to embattled terror group, expert says -- Debra Killalea, News.com.au
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