“In the ranks of Daesh there is panic right now,” Said Mamuzini, representative of the Arab Democratic Party of Kurdistan (KDP), told Sputnik. “The jihadi commanders ordered the execution of militants who refuse to participate in the battles.”
According to US officials, Daesh militants are also relying on human shields, preventing the city’s citizens from fleeing. “This has been going on for several weeks where we’ve seen civilians being forcibly detained and their movements being prevented where they can’t get out of Mosul. They are being held there against their will,” Pentagon spokesperson Jeff Davis told reporters, according to the International Business Times. – READ MORE
