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More than 4,200 people from Mosul in Northern Iraq fled to Syria in May, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday, adding that it is gearing up for up to 50,000 people to leave the city which is held by the Islamic State group and head across the Syrian border.
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“Picture this, we have refugees fleeing to Syria. So it must be desperate. Reasons are the impending battle to take it (Mosul)," UNHCR spokeswoman Melissa Fleming told a briefing.
"This in anticipation of 50,000. There are contingencies for potential numbers coming in," she added.
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