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Thousands of Iraqis flee from city of Mosul

Iraqi displaced women and children, who fled the violence in the northern city of Mosul, gather outside a tent at the Dibaga camp on July 16, 2016 in Makhmur, about 280 kilometres (175 miles) north of the capital Baghdad. (AFP)

Altaf Talal Ahmad
Press TV, Baghdad

The United Nations has warned of a new humanitarian crisis in Iraq as thousands of people flee the city of Mosul. Some Iraqi lawmakers are calling for international assistance as the number of internally displaced people in the country is rising. The Iraqi army is planning to retake Mosul which is the last stronghold of Daesh in Iraq.

 


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