"They killed tens from Daesh," Mohammadawi said, referring to Islamic State by one of its Arabic acronyms. Displaced Iraqis flee their homes as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul. The Iraqi forces took the eastern half in January, after 100 days of fighting. Main road securedU.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces cut the last main road out of the Islamic State capital there, Raqqa, on Monday. Islamic State is also fighting off the Russian-backed Syrian army as well as and Turkey and allied Syrian rebels.

Source: CBC News March 07, 2017 07:19 UTC