Iraq: besieged Fallujah residents running out of food and medicine
A senior Iraqi official has urged the US-led coalition to airdrop packs of food and medicine to aid tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Fallujah, a Daesh stronghold under siege by security forces. The population of Fallujah is suffering from a shortage of food, medicine and fuel, according to residents reached by phone, and sources on […]A senior Iraqi official has urged the US-led coalition to airdrop packs of food and medicine to aid tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Fallujah, a Daesh stronghold under siege by security forces. The population of Fallujah is suffering from a shortage of food, medicine and fuel, according to residents reached by phone, and sources on the ground reported numerous people had died from starvation and lack of medical care. Reports are difficult to verify due to insecurity and poor communications inside the area.
Sohaib al-Rawi, the governor of western Anbar province where Fallujah is located, explained that an airdrop was the safest way to deliver humanitarian supplies to residents after Daesh planted mines the entrances to the city and prevented civilians from leaving.
