IRAQ
ZOHRA BENSEMRA/REUTERS
Mosul, Iraq—These are the lucky ones— Iraqis fortunate enough to lee as government and coalition forces continue their assault on Mosul. More and more civilians are leaving the area—like this boy on a bus headed to the town of Hammam Ali on February 22. Those left behind in places controlled by the Islamic State group (ISIS) are facing dire conditions; food, water and fuel are scarce. “We’re no longer afraid of the rockets and the buzzing of bullets,” Abu Marwan, a government employee from western Mosul, told The New York Times. “We fear hunger more.”