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Iraq Food Market Monitoring Flash Report - February 2016: Extreme food shortages and high prices in beseiged Fallujah

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Highlights

  • Humanitarian situation is rapidly deteriorating in Anbar due to the ongoing conflict and limited access to provide assistance to the conflict-affected population.

  • Food and fuel shortages are being reported across the governorate - particularly in Falluja district that has been under siege for over a year.

  • In Fallujah, recent escalation of armed conflict and fuel shortages have severely disrupted the movement of commodities within the governorate, resulting in extreme shortages and high prices of food in local markets.