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ISIS To Use Civilians As Human Shields

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ERBIL, Iraq — ISIS militants are reportedly forcing civilians in their self-declared caliphate to relocate to Mosul, in what is likely preparation to use them as human shields ahead of a planned allied assault on the city. Fighters for the extremist group are going door-to-door in towns and villages south of Iraq's second-largest city and threatening civilians with death or other punishments if they refuse to march north, Reuters and The Associated Press reported.

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