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Wednesday 5 April 2017 - 04:33

32 Civilians Killed in Daesh Shelling

Story Code : 624798
Displaced Iraqis flee their homes as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 18, 2017. REUTERS
Displaced Iraqis flee their homes as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 18, 2017. REUTERS
The liberation of western Mosul, home to nearly 750,000 people are known for its narrow streets and alleys complicating its liberation and it restricts access of armored vehicle.

Earlier, more than 200 civilians, with estimates as high as 500 were killed in an US airstrike as Daesh continue to us civilians as human shields. Some suggested that civilians are forced into homes loaded with explosives wherefrom Daesh provoke attacks.
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