About 4,000 people had fled the city over the past 24 hours through the al-Salam Junction, said Karl Schembri, a spokesman in Iraq for the Norwegian Refugee Council, which has been assisting people who escape the city.
Sekitar 4,000 orang telah melarikan diri dari kota selama 24 jam melalui Persimpangan al-Salam, menurut Karl Schembri, juru bicara Norwegian Refugee Council untuk Irak, yang telah membantuk warga yang melarikan diri.