'Human shields' tell of tyranny

HAMMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq - Fear and hunger are driving an ever-growing number of Iraqi civilians into a camp in Hammam al-Alil, where they share harrowing tales of deadly violence and extremist tyranny in Mosul.

Some arrive at the displacement camp, the largest in Mosul, on foot, but most of them are crammed into buses and trucks, relieved and exhausted.

Half a million people are displaced as a result of the massive offensive to retake Iraq's second city from the Islamic State group.