In secret phone calls, Mosul residents tell of being afraid to leave their homes
As night falls in Mosul, Ahmed is glad to have made it through another day. His house in the Fasalea neighbourhood is near the front line that winds through the eastern districts of the city, putting him at risk of becoming yet another civilian to fall victim to the battle. The fighting in eastern Mosul […]Florian Neuhof writes for The National:
As night falls in Mosul, Ahmed is glad to have made it through another day. His house in the Fasalea neighbourhood is near the front line that winds through the eastern districts of the city, putting him at risk of becoming yet another civilian to fall victim to the battle.
The fighting in eastern Mosul has been fierce since Iraqi special forces breached the city’s perimeter on November 1. As the military slowly grinds down ISIL’s resistance, the population is caught up in the middle of the deadly conflict.
"Both Daesh and the military are hitting civilians. We are surrounded by Daesh, but the military doesn’t know in which houses the enemy is hiding," says Ahmed over the phone.
