Fighting for every yard: on the ground with Kurdish troops pushing into Mosul Read moreMohammed is not his real name. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Peshmerga forces walk in the east of Mosul during operation to liberate the city from Isis. Hadidi’s greatest fear was that Shia militias might carry out sectarian reprisals on the local people after the city is liberated from Isis. The involvement of Shia militias would have hurt morale,” he said. Fawaz Ali, an engineer from Mosul who now lives in Turkey, said his relatives still trapped in Mosul were also worried about the prospect of Shia militias entering the city.

Source: The Guardian October 17, 2016 22:47 UTC