350,000 Children Trapped and at Risk in Western Mosul as Offensive Enters More Dangerous Phase

(Save the Children) – An estimated 350,000 children are trapped in siege-like conditions under ISIS control in western Mosul, risking summary execution by militants if they try to flee, as Iraqi and coalition forces look set to cross the River Tigris and advance deeper into the city. The civilians that remain are at extreme risk from the devastating impact of artillery and other explosive weapons if they are deployed in the narrow and more densely-packed streets of the western districts, Save the Children is warning. The charity is calling on Iraqi forces and their allies, including the US and UK, to take every possible precaution to minimise the risk to civilians and ensure that children and their families have safe routes to flee as soon as possible.

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