Media caption Thousands of civilians are fleeing from the besieged city of Mosul as Iraqi and coalition forces try to defeat ISIraqi forces have launched a new push in their battle to capture western Mosul from so-called Islamic State.
Joint operations command (JOC) spokesman Brig-Gen Yahya Rasool told state TV on Sunday that Iraqi forces were advancing towards the old centre of the city from the south and south-west.
But more than 45,000 people have been forced to flee the city in the last two weeks, the International Organisation for Migration says.
The IOM, the UN migration agency, says more than 200,000 people have been displaced by the fighting since October last year, with a new exodus beginning on 25 February.
Battle for Mosul: The story so far`First chemical attack` in Mosul battleIS overran the city, Iraq`s second largest, as they spread across large parts of the north and west of the country in a major offensive in 2014.
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