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CAGES OF DEATH

Chilling images reveal the hellhole prisons where ISIS captives were BURNED ALIVE as the jihadis fled Fallujah

The once-proud Iraqi city, which lies west of capital Baghdad, has been left a ruined shell, littered with propaganda and rigged with deadly booby traps

THESE are the scenes of tragic devastation ISIS forces left in their wake after retreating from Fallujah, a former jihadist stronghold.

The once-proud Iraqi city, which lies west of capital Baghdad, has been left a ruined shell, littered with propaganda and rigged with deadly booby traps.

Fallujah has been left a ruined shell, after being torn apart by coalition airstrikes and firefights in the streets
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Fallujah has been left a ruined shell, after being torn apart by coalition airstrikes and firefights in the streetsCredit: Reuters
Security forces resting in the city know that their respite is only brief, as the ISIS retreat leaves more devastated cities to be prised from their grasp
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Security forces resting in the city know that their respite is only brief, as the ISIS retreat leaves more devastated cities to be prised from their graspCredit: Reuters
Fallujah has the appearance of an abandoned ghost town, as quiet falls on the city for the first time since fighting started in May
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Fallujah has the appearance of an abandoned ghost town, as quiet falls on the city for the first time since fighting started in MayCredit: Reuters

ISIS fighters seized the city in 2014, and the settlement would prove to become a stronghold at the heart of the self-declared Islamic caliphate.

Now, after it was liberated by Iraqi forces on Sunday, Fallujah has slipped out of ISIS' evil grasp and been brought back under government control.

Newly-liberated Fallujah still bears the hallmarks of a war zone, as ruined buildings and burned-out cars clutter the blood-stained streets
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Newly-liberated Fallujah still bears the hallmarks of a war zone, as ruined buildings and burned-out cars clutter the blood-stained streetsCredit: Reuters
The ruined city was a former stronghold for ISIS forces, who forbade women from leaving the house without being fully covered
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The ruined city was a former stronghold for ISIS forces, who forbade women from leaving the house without being fully coveredCredit: Reuters
The city, where music and TV was banned, has become a scarred husk after being abandoned by fleeing Islamists
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The city, where music and TV was banned, has become a scarred husk after being abandoned by fleeing IslamistsCredit: Reuters

And they may have been driven out, but sick Islamists made sure they left their mark on the ruined city, which has been a battleground since May 22.

The fierce fighting which scarred the city's broad sheets may have stopped, but it still bears all the tragic hallmarks of a war-zone.

Booby-trapped buildings, including schools, were left littered with explosives, which were rigged to blow as soon as someone entered
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Booby-trapped buildings, including schools, were left littered with explosives, which were rigged to blow as soon as someone enteredCredit: Reuters
Fighters abandoned the city's many factories, which were re-purposed to produce explosives to be used in the ISIS holy war
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Fighters abandoned the city's many factories, which were re-purposed to produce explosives to be used in the ISIS holy warCredit: Reuters
A school was left littered with rocket propelled grenades after ISIS fighters were beaten back and forced to flee the city
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A school was left littered with rocket propelled grenades after ISIS fighters were beaten back and forced to flee the cityCredit: Reuters

Security forces relax in the streets, whilst police comb buildings for traces of left-over explosives, which have been rigged to blow whenever anyone steps foot inside.

After the city's liberation, a controlled explosion tore through one booby-trapped house, which had "five tonnes of ammonium nitrate" ready to blow inside it, according to the federal police.

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Chilling findings in the city, such as an ISIS-controlled court and a series of "prisons", hint at the barbaric nature of  Fallujah's former inhabitants.

Security forces came across a prison building here captives were burned alive as retreating ISIS forces razed the city they had been forced to abandon.

ISIS prisons contained cages barely big enough to stand in, which were used to house captives and residents who disrespected Islamic law
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ISIS prisons contained cages barely big enough to stand in, which were used to house captives and residents who disrespected Islamic lawCredit: Reuters
This prison was razed by retreating soldiers, who left their captives to burn to death as they tried to slow the coalition-backed advance into Fallujah
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This prison was razed by retreating soldiers, who left their captives to burn to death as they tried to slow the coalition-backed advance into FallujahCredit: Reuters

Meanwhile, another house of horrors featured a room full of metal cages, which were used to house anyone who disrespected the jihadist's twisted laws.

A discarded marriage document was also spotted lying on the ground, whilst another document said that songs, television programmes and films were banned in the city, where ISIS forces made women cover up completely whenever they left the house.

A discarded marriage document was one of many reminders pointing to the strict laws imposed upon residents by ISIS occupiers
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A discarded marriage document was one of many reminders pointing to the strict laws imposed upon residents by ISIS occupiersCredit: Reuters
Heavy fighting tore through the once-proud city, which is located west of Iraqi capital city Baghdad
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Heavy fighting tore through the once-proud city, which is located west of Iraqi capital city BaghdadCredit: Reuters

Most of ISIS' black flags have been torn down, but some still litter the city, with the shredded remains of the evil terror group's emblem still tainting some flagpoles.

Meanwhile, any ISIS logos marked on buildings have been sprayed over, with Iraqi military symbols daubed over the blast-marked walls instead.

A school mural of a globe was added to by ISIS militants, who marked their flag over the globe to symbolise their bid for world domination
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A school mural of a globe was added to by ISIS militants, who marked their flag over the globe to symbolise their bid for world dominationCredit: Reuters
Most ISIS paintings have already been covered up by victorious Iraqi fighters, although some sick ISIS flags remain in the city
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Most ISIS paintings have already been covered up by victorious Iraqi fighters, although some sick ISIS flags remain in the cityCredit: Reuters

Car repair shops in the city had all been converted into bomb factories, where vehicles were rigged with explosives ready to be used in suicide missions.

And many of the slain terrorists behind these atrocities lie decomposing in the streets, which are strewn with rubble from recent coalition-led airstrikes.

Car repair shops had been converted into bomb factories, where suicide-ready vehicles were rigged with explosives
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Car repair shops had been converted into bomb factories, where suicide-ready vehicles were rigged with explosivesCredit: Reuters
A stunning array of weapons were left in the city, which ISIS fighters were forced to abandon after being recently overrun
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A stunning array of weapons were left in the city, which ISIS fighters were forced to abandon after being recently overrunCredit: Reuters
Police and security forces seized control of left-over armaments and explosives, after checking buildings in the city for booby traps
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Police and security forces seized control of left-over armaments and explosives, after checking buildings in the city for booby trapsCredit: Reuters

Those who escaped shaved their beards and fled elsewhere in the country, leaving a ruined shell of a city in their wake.

But resting security forces know that, as ISIS forces continue to be beaten back, the husks of other devastated cities will need to be prised from their ever-loosening grasp.

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