Thousands flee W. Mosul amid humanitarian crisis

Thousands of Iraqi civilians have fled western Mosul over the past 24 hours amid an ongoing army offensive aimed at driving Daesh "militants" from the city, according to an Iraqi humanitarian aid official.

“More than 6,000 civilians have been displaced from their homes in western Mosul within the past 24 hours,” Iyad Rafed of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society told Anadolu Agency on Monday.

He said the civilian exodus remained ongoing amid a fresh push by Iraqi forces to penetrate Mosul’s western districts.

“We are facing difficulties in providing relief to displaced persons until they are transferred to nearby refugee camps,” Rafed said.
  [aa.com.tr]
6/3/17
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