ISIS using 1 lakh civilians as 'human shields' in Mosul: UN
The United Nations on Friday said that Islamic State militants may be holding over 1 lakh Iraqi civilians as human shields in the Old City of Mosul. "With no food, water or electricity...the civilians are living in an increasingly worsening situation of penury," the UN added. The offensive to recapture Mosul, ISIS' last major stronghold, was launched in October 2016.