Rayan Jasser is pictured with his daughter Ayesha after escaping Mosul's Old City, along with the rest of their family, on April 2, 2017. Florian Neuhof for The National
Rayan Jasser is pictured with his daughter Ayesha after escaping Mosul's Old City, along with the rest of their family, on April 2, 2017. Florian Neuhof for The National
Mosul residents struggle to escape as ISIL forms an ever thicker human shield
The extremists shoot at anyone attempting to leave Mosul's Old City, and frequently kill men, women and children running for their lives, reports Florian Neuhof