VIDEO: People of Eastern Mosul Flee as Iraqi Forces Advance Deeper

Sat Dec 31, 2016 16:56:16

Iraqi forces continued to engage ISIS group (IS) targets in eastern Mosul on Saturday, while more citizens living on the outskirts of the city evacuated to safer areas.

Alalam - Iraq

The Iraqi Army resumed its operation to reclaim the northern city of Mosul from ISIS militants on Thursday, after a two-week pause.

Saturday evening gunfire and explosions are heard as Iraqi forces battle Islamic State in the eastern Mosul district of Intisar; dozens of civilians leave their homes.

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