Over 200,000 displaced by west Mosul battle: Iraq ministry

More than 200,000 people have fled fighting in west Mosul since the operation to retake the area from jihadists was launched last month, Iraq's ministry of migration and displaced said Saturday.The battle for west Mosul -- the most populated urban area still held by the Islamic State group -- was launched on February 19, and Iraqi forces have since recaptured a series of neighbourhoods from the jihadists."The number of displaced from the areas of the right bank (west side) of the city of Mosul h