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Total number of people displaced from Mosul exceeds 200,000 - IOM

BAGHDAD, March 5 (Reuters) The total number of civilians displaced from Mosul has risen sharply over the past days and exceeded 200,000 today, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The displaced are fleeing the fighting between US-backed Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants who have controlled the northern Iraqi city since 2014.
The IOM's Mosul Displacement Tracking Matrix showed the total number of people displaced form Mosul since the start of the offensive on Islamic State in the city in October exceeding 206,000 on Sunday, versus 164,000 on Feb. 26.
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