Humanitarian Disaster in Fallujah

Exhausted, hungry and desperate, 30,000 people have poured out of Fallujah in the past three days as Iraqi forces stormed into the center of the city, pushing Islamic State fighters into the northwest of the city.   Despite the searing Iraqi summer heat, many of those who have escaped are sleeping out in the open as refugee camps are now full. Others have managed to find refuge in warehouses or mosques.   The number of people who have managed to leave the city has topped...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - dimanche 19 juin 2016