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July 13, 2017

Iraq: Drone Footage Shows Trapped Civilians in Devastated Mosul
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In Iraq, newly published drone footage shows at least 100 civilians
remained trapped by house-to-house fighting in west Mosul this week,
despite claims by Iraq's military that a U.S.-backed offensive had
defeated ISIS. The video, published by The New York Times, shows
residents trapped in a narrow alleyway among ruined buildings near the
Tigris River on Monday, while fighting reportedly raged nearby. More
drone footage published by AP showed airstrikes ripping through a
densely packed neighborhood of heavily damaged buildings. Thousands of
civilians were killed during the nine-month battle in Mosul, and nearly
1 million residents were forced to flee their homes.


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