Tag: falluja

  • Civilians stuck inside IS-held Falluja at risk of disease: WHO

    By Stephen Kalin BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of civilians stranded inside Islamic State-controlled Falluja are at risk of disease outbreaks as Iraqi government forces press their assault to retake the city, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday. Islamic State has tightened control over civilian movement in central Falluja, where an…