UN: Nearly half a million Iraqis have fled Mosul fighting
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BAGHDAD - The United Nations says nearly half a million civilians have fled Mosul since US-backed Iraqi forces launched a wide-scale military operation last October to retake the city from ISIS militants.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Monday that 493,000 people have been displaced from the city. As many as 500,000 others are in IS-controlled parts of western Mosul, where fighting is still underway.
