45,000 people fled from western Mosul

mosul - Fighting to expel the terrorist group Islamic State from the western part of the Iraqi city of Mosul have more than 45,000 civilians put to flight. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) registered in their own words 7619 refugee families, a total of 45 714 people.

The battle for the residential areas west of the Tigris river ignited on February 25. For the entire metropolitan area, including the IS captured in eastern January, IOM is based on more than 206 000 refugees.

Mosul is the last major IS stronghold in Iraq. In the west, home to an estimated of the United Nations 800. 000 people. By the US-supported Iraqi troops Sunday to resume the attack on western Mosul. The offensive in the last two days ceased in connection with the weather.