Restrictions on Iraqi people fleeing the fighting in Anbar province are forcing some of them to return straight into conflict areas, an aid group said Tuesday. "Thousands of people fleeing Ramadi are stuck at checkpoints or being denied entry to safe areas," said Mark Schnellbaecher of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). "For some people the situation has become so hopeless that they are returning to the conflict in Ramadi," he said in a statement.
05-28-2015, 05:53 PM
Iraq displaced forced back into war zones: aid group
Restrictions on Iraqi people fleeing the fighting in Anbar province are forcing some of them to return straight into conflict areas, an aid group said Tuesday. "Thousands of people fleeing Ramadi are stuck at checkpoints or being denied entry to safe areas," said Mark Schnellbaecher of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). "For some people the situation has become so hopeless that they are returning to the conflict in Ramadi," he said in a statement.
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