ISIS bans Mosul residents from leaving ahead of expected offensive by Iraqi forces

Mosul (IraqiNews.com) On Monday, the ISIS group banned residents of Mosul from leaving ahead of an expected assault by Iraqi forces, according to British newspaper ‘The Telegraph.’

The Telegraph reported, that the ISIS group militants cut all phone communications ahead of an expected offensive by Iraqi forces to free the city from them, which caused great resentment among the residents of the city.

“You have to bring a guarantor to say you will come back in 10 days. If you don’t come back, they are punished. People are trying to leave Mosul,” a local resident, named Ghazwan told The Telegraph.

Another resident said, that the group has cut all phone communications due to security purposes, pointing out that, the militants fear that local residents are revealing their positions to government intelligence.

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