Those fleeing Daesh in Mosul Need more Camps : Iraqi official

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An Iraqi official says that more camps are needed  to conform  the big number  of people escaping  Daesh in west Mosul.

“Food is available and medical services are being offered by the organizations, but what we really need is more camps. We call for a quick opening of the new camps currently under construction in Salamiya, Bartella and other areas to accommodate more people,” said Iraqi Army Brigadier General Jabbar Hassona on Tuesday.

According to the United Nations, about  half a million local residents had escaped  the area since the offensive to regain  Mosul from Daesh  group  , backed by Saudi, started on October 17, 2016.

Meanwhile, the UN has warned that the civilian situation in west Mosul could become the worst during the entire conflict.

“If there is a siege and hundreds of thousands of people don’t have water and don’t have food, they will be at enormous risk,” said Lisa Grande, the deputy special representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). “We could be facing a humanitarian catastrophe, perhaps the worst in the entire conflict,” she added .

The Iraqi forces controlled eastern Mosul in January after 100 days of fighting, and started  the battle in the west on February 19.