BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi forces moved more than 1,000 people out of villages near Mosul that were recently retaken from the Islamic State group for their safety, officials said Wednesday, as witnesses and Iraqi commanders said the militants have driven hundreds of civilians into the city, using them as human shields.
Witnesses and Iraqi commanders tell The Associated Press that IS is withdrawing from villages south of Mosul, taking civilians with them to use as human shields and leaving behind explosive booby-traps to slow the advancing troops. Читать дальше...