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Iraq - Flash Update: Anbar, March 2016

Iraq - Flash Update: Anbar, March 2016
  • Tens of thousands of people continue to flee ongoing fighting between government security forces and armed opposition groups in Anbar, while many remain trapped in what are being described as siege-like conditions, sealed off from assistance.
  • Food and fuel shortages are being reported across the governorate - particularly in Falluja and Heet districts.
  • In Fallujah, due to the escalation of armed conflict for the second consecutive month serious food shortages have been recorded within the governorate, resulting in record-high prices of the available food commodities in local markets.