- Title: Mosul residents express solidarity with Syrian civilians
- Date: 7th April 2017
- Summary: PEOPLE WALKING TOWARDS MOSQUE PEOPLE CHECKED BEFORE ENTERING MOSQUE
- Embargoed: 21st April 2017 19:25
- Keywords: Syria chemical attack Mosul Assad
- Location: MOSUL, IRAQ
- City: MOSUL, IRAQ
- Country: Iraq
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA0026BEK4ZR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: For many people living in the eastern side of the war-torn Iraqi city of Mosul, Tuesday's (April 4) chemical attack near the Syrian city of Idlib served as a reminder of the hardships felt by Syrian civilians living through six years of civil war.
As eastern Mosul struggles to recover from the U.S.-backed offensive that cleared its side of the city from the Islamic State group in January, some residents drew similarities between their experiences and that of their Syrian neighbours on Friday (April 7).
Fathy Salim said Iraqi and Syrian civilians have no institutions to defend them.
In addition to the residents denouncing the chemical attack, some also protested the lack of services such as water and electricity since Iraqi forces retook the eastern half of the city.
Even though the fighting has passed, east Mosul residents are never too far from the daily violence that engulfs the western side of the city.
Iraqi troops are trying to dislodge IS from Mosul's Old City, where the jihadists are resisting with car bombs, snipers and mortar fire. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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