UN warns of ISIS using 'human shields' in Mosul as militants strike Kirkuk - CNN
| NDTV | UN warns of ISIS using 'human shields' in Mosul as militants strike Kirkuk CNN (CNN) The United Nations said Friday it is "gravely worried" that ISIS has taken 550 families from villages around Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, and is using them as "human shields" as Iraqi and Kurdish forces battle the terror group for control ... ISIS Attack in Kirkuk Is Reality Check Amid Mosul Offensive Mosul battle: Dodging the ghosts of IS during desert advance ISIS launched a major counter-attack on Kirkuk to distract Iraqi troops from Mosul |