Daesh terrorists besiege 2,000 refugee families in western Iraq

Members of the Takfiri Daesh group have reportedly laid siege to two villages in Iraq’s Anbar Province, which are home to two thousand families, as the extremists continue perpetrating crimes against humanity in the conflict-ridden country.

Local Police Chief Lieutenant Colonel Aref al-Janabi told Arabic-language al-Sumaria satellite television network that Daesh Takfiris have taken civilians, mostly, women, children and elderly, hostage in Albu Hawi and Hasi villages, which lie north of the city of Amiriyah, located about 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of Fallujah, on Saturday.

He added that Daesh terrorists have also arrested dozens of young people from the two villages, and prevented the local residents from leaving the area.

Janabi further noted that Daesh terrorists are using scores of the civilians as human shields as tribal fighters together with security forces have launched an operation to retake the two besieged villages.

Elsewhere on the outskirts of the northern town of Hawija, located about 282 kilometers (175 miles) north of the capital, Baghdad, Daesh members abducted 18 civilians on charges of cooperation with government forces.

A local police source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the terrorists took the people to an unknown location in Hawija, adding that the fate of the abductees remains unclear.

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