Mosul: Fleeing civilians killed by mines

Irbil, Iraq (CNN)More than 50 civilians have been killed or injured by landmines since Friday night as they fled a village about 9 miles west of Mosul, Iraq's Federal Police said in a tweet Saturday.#Rudaw: Journalism remains male-dominated — Shifa Gardi...

26 February 2017 Sunday 03:05
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Mosul: Fleeing civilians killed by mines

Irbil, Iraq (CNN)More than 50 civilians have been killed or injured by landmines since Friday night as they fled a village about 9 miles west of Mosul, Iraq's Federal Police said in a tweet Saturday.

#Rudaw: Journalism remains male-dominated — Shifa Gardi broke those perceptions & stereotypes — we pay tribute to her courageous journalism. pic.twitter.com/EOofymPoXt

Saddened to hear Shifa Gardi has been killed. We have lost a courageous and professional journalist who cracked the glass ceiling #Rudaw https://t.co/63NeNu06HR

CNN's Kareem Khadder and Ingrid Formanek reported from Irbil, while Laura Smith-Spark wrote from London. CNN's Ray Sanchez and Hamdi Alkhshali contributed to this report.

Source:   CNN