Children who fled their homes due to the clashes in Falluja, pose for the photographer on the outskirts of Falluja, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of children are facing extreme violence in Falluja, which the Iraqi army is trying to retake from Islamic State, and food stocks in the besieged city are dwindling, the United Nations warned on Wednesday.
At least 20,000 children remain inside the Islamic State's stronghold near Baghdad and face the risk of forced recruitment into fighting and separation from their families, the United Nations' children's agency UNICEF said.
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