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Aid workers brace for 'worst' as Mosul battle intensifies
Aid workers are bracing for a long-feared exodus of civilians from jihadist-held Mosul after Iraqi forces said they had entered the city
(AFP) Aid workers are bracing for a long-feared exodus of civilians from jihadist-held Mosul after Iraqi forces said they had entered the city, a relief group said on Wednesday.
Thousands of people have already been displaced by fighting around Mosul since Iraq launched a massive operation on October 17 to retake the city from the Islamic State group.
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