7000 Civilians Escaped From Mosul in 48 Hours

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7000 Civilians Escaped From Mosul in 48 Hours
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Posted 2016-12-11 18:44 GMT

Mosul -- Seven thousand Iraqis left Mosul's southern and eastern neighborhood in the last 48 hours, according to an Iraqi relief official.

Iyad Rafed, an Iraqi Red Crescent official, told Anadolu Agency that the Army troops and the Ministry of Immigration evacuated seven thousand civilians in the last 48 hours as the clashes between governmental forces and ISIS militants intensified.

He added that about six thousand civilians were transferred to al-Jadaa camp, while a thousand were moved to Hasan Sham and al-Khazer camps.

Rafed reported that this is the highest number of displacement since the Mosul offensive began in October.

In a related matter, an Iraqi civilian killed his mother and sister before committing suicide. According to a military official, the refugee is Yizidi from Bashiqa, who killed his mother, sister, and then himself using a Kalashnikov.

Last week, Minister of Immigration and Migrants Jasem Mohammed announced that since the Mosul liberation began, 90 thousand civilians had been displaced. While the UN expects a 1.5 million civilians to be displaced from Mosul.

Continued: http://aina.org/news/20161211134452.htm

That's some exodus.