Fallujah refugees in difficult situation

Three refugee children stand in front of a tent in a refugee camp outside the city of Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2004. US force announced approval to some Fallujah refugees to return home on Dec. 23. But it is difficult for the more than 200,000 Fallujah refugees to return home in a short time due to destruction and disorder in the city. The refugees outside Fallujah and in the neighborhood are in difficult situation because of the shortage of fuel and medical and living materials.

Two refugees sit in sun in a refugee camp outside the city of Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2004.

A man holds his baby in his arms in a refugee camp outside the city of Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2004.

A girl takes care of her little brother in a tent in a refugee camp outside the city of Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2004.

A boy sits in front of a tent in a refugee camp outside the city of Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2004.