Thousands of civilians flee Mosul in Iraq

In Iraq, thousands of civilians fled Mosul overnight as government forces advanced north of a sprawling military base near the city's airport today.According to Brigadier General Yahya Rasool, spokesman of the Joint Military Operations, Iraq's Special Forces pushed into the Wadi Hajar district in western Mosul and retook the area from the Islamic State group today. 

The US-led coalition dropped



more than 15 munitions in Mosul today targetting car bombs, sniper positions and small IS mortar units. 

Iraqi forces, including special operations forces and federal police units, launched an attack on the western part of Mosul nearly two weeks ago to dislodge IS.Since the offensive began, more than 28,000 people have been displaced by the fighting, according to the United Nations.