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"As the military operation to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State begins, U.N. groups and aid agencies are preparing for a complex humanitarian disaster that could impact up to 1.5 million people, with civilians either being forced to flee their homes as refugees or getting caught in the crossfire and used as &amp;#8220;human shields.&amp;#8221; Civilians in Mosul Up to 1.5 million people living in Mosul are expected to be affected by the military operation, according to Stephen O&amp;#8217;Brien, the U.N.&amp;#8217;s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator. &amp;#8220;Families are at extreme risk of being caught [&amp;hellip;]"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://naijaknow.com/aid-groups-prep-for-humanitarian-crisis-following-battle-for-mosul>