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UN: 100,000 refugees could flee Iraq
An estimated 100,000 Iraqis could flee to Syria to escape the military assault on Mosul, a UN refugee agency has said.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees issued an emergency appeal for $61m to provide tents, winter items and stoves for those who will soon be displaced.
They said: "UNHCR is concerned that events in Mosul may cause up to 100,000 Iraqis to flee towards Syria and Turkey. Preparedness plans are underway in Syria to receive up to 90,000 Iraqi refugees."
More than three million people are already internally displaced in Iraq and aid agencies fear one million could flee Mosul.
http://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-...uld-flee-iraq/
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