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Mosul Battle: 900 Civilians Flee City Ahead of Fighting
As many as 1.5 million are thought to be in Mosul, with up to 5,000 fighters. Also: Chemical castration sanctioned in Indonesia; Britain's inflation and Brexit
(Photo: Smoke rises east of Mosul after clashes between the army and IS fighters. Credit: Reuters)
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