1 lakh people may be displaced in Mosul offensive: UN
The United Nations refugee agency, UNHRC, has said that over 1 lakh people may flee to Syria and Turkey due to the ongoing Iraq-led offensive in Mosul, the capital of the Islamic State in Iraq. The organisation also issued an appeal for funding of around ₹407 crore ($61 million) for Mosul-related humanitarian work in Iraq, Syria and Turkey. 