Buildings in Fallujah still bear the scars and bullet holes from 2004, when US forces fought jihadist insurgents through the streets in two of the bloodiest battles of the Iraq War.
Conflict returned to the city in 2016 as Iraqi forces, backed by Western airpower, drove out the Islamic State (Isil) fighters who had controlled it for two years.
Today, Fallujah is an unlikely refuge for families from Baghdad fleeing from weeks of violence and mass demonstrations that have paralysed the Iraqi capital.
More than 250 people have been killed in clashes with security forces since the start of the uprising on October 1. Demonstrators calling for an end to corruption and better public services have been…
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