Iraq presses Mosul assault, UN warns of danger to civilians

View photosIraqi security forces patrol west Mosul’s al-Saha neighbourhood during their ongoing offensive to retake the city from Islamist fighters (AFP Photo/KARIM SAHIB)
MoreMosul (Iraq) (AFP) – Iraqi forces pressed forward Monday with an offensive against jihadist-held areas of Mosul as the United Nations warned of grave danger to civilians in the final stages of the battle.
More than seven months into the massive operation to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State group, Iraqi fo