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And welcome to bbc news. Fears are growing for the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in iraqs second city of mosul as Government Forces try to recapture it from so called Islamic State. 50,000 people have fled the west of the city over the last fortnight alone. After five months of fighting and heavy casualties, Iraqi Forces Control the east of the city, which is divided by the river tigris. Now theyre pushing deeper into the extremists stronghold in the west of mosul where civilians are he...