'20,000 children trapped' as Iraqi troops and IS battle for Fallujah

The UN children's fund has issued a stark warning to Iraqi troops and Islamic State militants to spare thousands of youngsters trapped by the battle for Fallujah.

'20,000 children trapped' as Iraqi troops and IS battle for Fallujah

The UN children's fund has issued a stark warning to Iraqi troops and Islamic State militants to spare thousands of youngsters trapped by the battle for Fallujah.

The children are the most vulnerable among tens of thousands of civilians trapped by the fighting for control of the city west of Baghdad.

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