PoliticsMosul residents flee as battle continuesTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoPolitics03/24/2017March 24, 2017Iraqi government forces have pushed into the area around a highly symbolic mosque in western Mosul where the "Islamic State" group's leader declared a caliphate. Nearly 600,000 civilians are trapped between the warring sides.https://p.dw.com/p/2Zt5QAdvertisement