In Fallujah, since last
night and into this afternoon, military operations have continued without any
army penetration into the city itself, given the fierce resistance shown by the
gunmen. Army units are still positioned around the city's perimeter. Many
Fallujah residential districts have been bombarded.
A medical
source at the Fallujah General
Hospital
The city's
water-treatment plant was hit and has been severely damaged. Last week, the
power plant was hit, depriving the whole city of electrical power.
Stringent
security measures are still in place along the city's perimeter. The only
access into and out of the city is at Al-Maftoul which is being opened at
specific times to allow residents to leave the city.
In Ramadi,
military operations are also continuing and a curfew is still in place amid
strict security measures. The curfew has been lifted in the quieter residential
districts but is still being enforced in the southern sector.
An Anbar
police source has affirmed that security forces have advanced, particularly in
the southern and southwestern districts which are now under their control.
In another
development, a car bomb parked near the administration offices in Haditha - 138
km west of Ramadi and which has been safe and secure and free of any military
operations - was detonated, wounding 7 people of whom 4 are local police
personnel. The vicinity was secured and a curfew has been in place through this
morning.
Meanwhile
the situation being faced by the displaced Anbaris remains unchanged. A member
of parliament from Anbar and chairperson of the Migrants and Displaced Persons
Committee, Liqa'a Wardi, has revealed that cases of skin diseases
have been reported among the migrants as a result of the rise in temperatures
and water pollution; there have also been reports about the spread of other
diseases - such as cholera, bilharzias, and malaria. She has also stressed that
the migrants are in desperate need of relief aid.
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