Hamam al-Alil camp

After Fleeing Homes, Iraqis Near Mosul Wait For Tents

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A sea of tents stretches to the horizon at a camp for displaced near Mosul but Ahmed Hassan says he and 17 relatives have to sleep outside because there is no room. Tens of thousands of civilians have poured into camps set up around Mosul as Iraqi forces battle to retake the city from Islamic … Read more

Hungry and Afraid, Mosul Civilians Flee

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The gunshot rang out as civilians tried to escape the west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling jihadists, killing a father as he fled with his family. “The sniper shot him in the head. His family was all around him, the children and his wife, they were crying,” said Maysun, who saw the shooting … Read more