Over 20,000 innocent Iraqis are stranded in a deadly no man's land between ISIS militants in Ramadi and potential safety in Baghdad 60 miles to the east, where they are cruelly being refused entry. The terror group slaughtered over 500 people over the last few days to seize control of Ramadi - their biggest military victory in over a year - before holding a a twisted celebratory parade on its blood-stained streets.
The thousands who were forced from their homes are now living in the open - many without shelter and dwindling aid - in small towns like Amiriyat Fallujah on the outskirts of Baghdad. Iraq's military will not allow them to cross the Euphrates river and into the city because it can not confirm they are not ISIS militants, aid agencies in Baghdad have told MailOnline.
The country's army amassed around Ramadi yesterday, and Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias have also marched towards the city in a bid to recapture it. But counter-terrorism analysts say this move could result in an all-out sectarian bloodbath with the Sunni fanatics.
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