KHAZIR (IRAQ) - When he saw Iraqi forces approaching Mosul from afar, Abu Fahad yanked the white headscarf off his father's head, turned it into makeshift flag and decided to sneak out. Sitting next to water taps at the intersection of four of the camp's alleys, Abu Ahmed said he hadn't initially planned to flee Mosul and his neighbourhood of Al-Khadra. He recounted the night that he and his wife were having dinner at their children's place in the Samah neighbourhood. The force's commanders said they encountered fierce resistance there and intense fighting was still ongoing on Saturday. He said he had heard from neighbours who escaped after him that five residents of the area were killed trying to flee.

Source: Bangkok Post November 05, 2016 17:48 UTC