Pope Francis made an appeal
for civilians trapped in Mosul during his weekly general
audience on Wednesday as Iraqi forces continue the drive to
liberate the city from ISIS. "My thoughts go to the civilian
populations trapped in the western districts of Mosul and to the
people displaced by war, to whom I feel united in suffering
through prayer and spiritual closeness," he said. "While
expressing deep sorrow for the victims of the bloody conflict, I
renew to all the appeal to engage fully with the civil
protection forces, as an imperative and urgent obligation".
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