٠٠:٠١:٢٠Thousands of displaced residents from the western Maamoun district arrived to the government-controlled al-Jadaa camp in Mosul, Sunday, as Iraqi forces push deeper into the city in the fight to liberate the last major urban stronghold of the so-called Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL).
According to Iraqi special forces Brig. Gen. Salam Hashed, around 3,000 people fled from the Maamoun neighborhood on Sunday morning, with over 2,500 people fleeing on Saturday.
On February 19, Iraqi government forces began a renewed assault on positions held by the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in an aim at liberating western Mosul. The offensive was announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, amidst concerns that heavily populated residential areas would be caught in the crossfire during the campaign.
The military operation to liberate Mosul began on October 17. IS captured Mosul in 2014 and the offensive is now fronted by the Iraqi army, Kurdish and Shia militias, and the US-led anti-IS coalition. Mosul is the last major city in Iraq still under IS control.
Iraq: Thousands flee western Mosul as fighting continues
Thousands of displaced residents from the western Maamoun district arrived to the government-controlled al-Jadaa camp in Mosul, Sunday, as Iraqi forces push deeper into the city in the fight to liberate the last major urban stronghold of the so-called Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL).
According to Iraqi special forces Brig. Gen. Salam Hashed, around 3,000 people fled from the Maamoun neighborhood on Sunday morning, with over 2,500 people fleeing on Saturday.
On February 19, Iraqi government forces began a renewed assault on positions held by the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in an aim at liberating western Mosul. The offensive was announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, amidst concerns that heavily populated residential areas would be caught in the crossfire during the campaign.
The military operation to liberate Mosul began on October 17. IS captured Mosul in 2014 and the offensive is now fronted by the Iraqi army, Kurdish and Shia militias, and the US-led anti-IS coalition. Mosul is the last major city in Iraq still under IS control.
Thousands of displaced residents from the western Maamoun district arrived to the government-controlled al-Jadaa camp in Mosul, Sunday, as Iraqi forces push deeper into the city in the fight to liberate the last major urban stronghold of the so-called Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL).
According to Iraqi special forces Brig. Gen. Salam Hashed, around 3,000 people fled from the Maamoun neighborhood on Sunday morning, with over 2,500 people fleeing on Saturday.
On February 19, Iraqi government forces began a renewed assault on positions held by the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in an aim at liberating western Mosul. The offensive was announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, amidst concerns that heavily populated residential areas would be caught in the crossfire during the campaign.
The military operation to liberate Mosul began on October 17. IS captured Mosul in 2014 and the offensive is now fronted by the Iraqi army, Kurdish and Shia militias, and the US-led anti-IS coalition. Mosul is the last major city in Iraq still under IS control.