Families flee fighting in Fallujah (13 images)

Displaced Iraqi families head out to shelters in buses with the help of Iraqi soldiers on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. They fled their homes in and around Fallujah due to fighting between Iraqi government forces and Islamic State militants, who were reportedly killing anyone who tried to leave the city.
Photos by Abbas Mohammed /UPI

Displaced Iraqi families, in a bus to take them to temporary shelters, who fled their homes in and around Fallujah due to fighting between Iraqi government forces and the Islamic State (IS) group, south of Fallujah, Iraq, June 8, 2016. photo by Abbas Mohammed /UPI

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A young boy and his family are pictured aboard a bus which will take them to a temporary shelter as they flee their home in Fallujah due to the increased fighting between government forces and militants with the Islamic State (ISIS), escape the embattled city on June 8, 2016. Photo by Abbas Mohammed/UPI

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Members of the Iraqi security forces carries a bag as he assists civilians, who fled their homes in and around Fallujah due to fighting between Iraqi government forces and the Islamic State (IS) group, south of Fallujah, Iraq, June 8, 2016. photo by Abbas Mohammed /UPI

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Members of the Iraqi security forces assists civilians, who fled their homes in and around Fallujah due to fighting between Iraqi government forces and the Islamic State (IS) group, south of Fallujah, Iraq, June 8, 2016. photo by Abbas Mohammed /UPI

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