Photos: Fearful residents flee western Mosul A woman from western Mosul carries her child and the few possessions she could gather before escaping the city. By Saturday, the Iraqi government estimated that nearly 50,000 people had fled western Mosul to government-controlled territory. Hide Caption 2 of 8Photos: Fearful residents flee western Mosul An Iraqi security officer talks to hundreds of detained men and boys who fled western Mosul. Hide Caption 5 of 8Photos: Fearful residents flee western Mosul Iraqi civilians flee Mosul as the fight to rid the city of ISIS fighters continues. Some civilians have made the dangerous escape on foot from western Mosul.

Source: CNN March 05, 2017 17:22 UTC