Federal police members react as they arrive in Albu Saif, which was recently retaken by Iraqi military forces, south of Mosul, Iraq February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A few hundred civilians have fled their homes in the outskirts of western Mosul, the first reported displacement since a U.S.-backed offensive on the jihadists' remaining stronghold there began at the weekend.
A Reuters correspondent saw about 200 women and children being transported on buses by federal police on Wednesday to the town of Hammam al-Alil, some 20 km (12 miles) south of Mosul, where camps have been set up.
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