More than 100,000 residents of the city of Mosul in Iraq evacuated when Islamist militants attacked, prompting the Iraqi prime minister to urge the parliament to declare a state of emergency. No Filipinos were reported affected by the evacuation.
Residents of Mosul, Iraq evacuate after militant attacks
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