Man Fleeing With Children From Islamic State-Held Bashiqa Strips to Show He's Unarmed

A man reportedly fleeing the Islamic State-held town Bashiqa with a group of children paused to remove his jacket and pull up his shirt to show waiting soldiers that he was unarmed, as seen in this Rudaw video.

Rudaw, which has been covering the offensive against the city of Mosul since October 17, published live video of renewed airstrikes in the area on October 29 and reported an “increased number of displaced families from Mosul and its surrounding villages.”

Unicef has warned that “up to one million people may be forced to flee their homes” during the offensive. Credit: Facebook/Rudaw English