As
US-backed Iraqi forces are advancing on ISIS-held western Mosul, the
UNHCR says it’s extremely concerned about the thousands of
civilians trapped in the city, as there’s a high risk of
casualties, spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh says.
Iraqi
government forces have retaken Mosul’s airport from Islamic State
(IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and stormed a military base in a bid to
enter the terrorist-held city, where up 750,000 civilians remain
trapped.
This
comes as the Pentagon's Baghdad-based spokesperson, Col. John
Dorrian, admitted that US troops came under fire in the embattled
city.
“They
have come under fire at different times, our forces... that have been
in Mosul and other places around Iraq,” he said at a press
briefing on Wednesday.
Interview
with Matthew Saltmarsh:
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