Thursday, May 18, 2017

UN Says More Iraqis Could Flee Mosul

The United Nations has said up to 200,000 more people could flee the city of Mosul, as Iraqi troops push into the last districts held by Islamic State militants.

Authorities and aid agencies are already struggling to cope with the surge in refugees from the former IS stronghold.

Here's our correspondent at UN headquarters in New York, Lorna Shaddick.

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