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WorldPosted at: Feb 22 2017 9:55PM


Civilians start fleeing homes after west Mosul offensive begins

SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq, Feb 22 (Reuters) A few hundred civilians have fled their homes in the outskirts of western Mosul, the first reported displacement since a US-backed offensive on the jihadists' remaining stronghold there began at the weekend.
A Reuters correspondent saw about 200 women and children being transported on buses by federal police today to the town of Hammam al-Alil, some 20 km south of Mosul, where camps have been set up.
They said they had fled heavy bombardment in two villages near Mosul's airport, which is now in the crosshairs of Iraqi forces and could become a close support base for the push deeper into the city.
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