Refugees have been urged to leave Fallujah as conditions worsen in the besieged Iraqi city. The US-led coalition has carried out four days of airstrikes, killing more than 70 insurgents and Isis fighters
- Pro-government forces fighters celebrate in al-Sejar village as they take part in a major assault to retake the city of FallujahPhotograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
- Iraqi forces help families fleeing the fighting on to waiting busesPhotograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
- Lt Gen Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, commander of the Fallujah operation, at the operations centrePhotograph: Khalid Mohammed/AP
- Families flee the besieged city, following a series of airstrikes targeting Isis positionsPhotograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
- Iraqi families walk along the road past pro-government forces after fleeing the cityPhotograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
- Buses take fleeing families to relative safety away from the frontlinesPhotograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
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