Ramadi / NINA / Al-Fallujah, the major districts in Anbar province experiencing, since weeks, continuous confrontations between security forces and armed groups.
The city is witnessing a continuous process of displacement of thousands of families , especially in its southern, eastern and northern regions, which has seen an exodus of 99% of the population in these areas . In the center of the city and some of its southern regions, the population does not exceed 15% .
As for agricultural products in the markets, they are generally non-existent , except for the availability of some fruits and vegetables. Some shops open their door depending on the severity of indiscriminate bombing, but the movement of civilians are continuing , especially in the city center until sunset period .
The city suffers complete interruptions of electricity and a rise in prices of petroleum products and gas, where the value of 20 liters of gasoline reached 32 000 dinars and kerosene 25 000 dinars and a bottle of cooking gas between 25 thousand to 30 000 dinars, and most families rely on clay oven and wood for baking and cooking with stop water pumping stations and pull heavy water due to scarcity of fuel .
Fallujah General Hospital suffers from a severe shortage of cadres and necessary medical supplies as well as closing all consulting clinics with a few private pharmacies that open in the city. The health situation is generally difficult for the inability of the Ministry of Health to send any medical aid .
The movement of the people of the city is concentrated in the western areas heading to Amiriyat Fallujah and Ramadi.
The movement outside the city is subject to a rigorous inspection by Nisoor checkpoint between Fallujah and Baghdad and Sokoor checkpoint between Fallujah and Ramadi, where these two checkpoints open at 9 am to 4 pm with rigorous search for cars and people with a preference for the passage of trucks and passenger transport .
The eastern neighborhoods of the city are controlled by armed groups, and the central, north and west of the city are under the control of clans, while the southern regions are controlled by unknown armed groups . The Army is exist in the farm area /7 / kilometers southeast of Fallujah, and in the intersection leading to Samarra 8 km northeast of Fallujah .
The city and most neighborhoods suffer from indiscriminate shelling with artillery and mortars , especially on the southern, eastern and north-eastern neighborhoods, while helicopters bombings are concentrated on areas in the south. / End
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