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U.N. Says Up to 90,000 Civilians Trapped in ISIS-Held Fallujah

HeadlineJun 09, 2016

Meanwhile, the United Nations says it underestimated the number of civilians trapped in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, which Iraqi forces are attempting to reclaim from ISIS. U.N. humanitarian coordinator Lise Grande revised the numbers.

Lise Grande: “We have underestimated the number of civilians that are in Fallujah. I think we thought that there would be about 40,000 to 50,000 civilians who were at grave risk. What we now think, based on the stories that people are telling us, is that there are probably closer to 90,000 civilians that are still inside of Fallujah, that are still trapped, that still can’t reach safety.”

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