国际英语资讯:Over 5,200 bodies retrieved in old city of Iraqs Mosul
<p><span word="MOSUL">MOSUL</span>, <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 5-- <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5,200 <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="retrieved">retrieved</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="debris">debris</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devastated">devastated</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mosul">Mosul</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="retrieved">retrieved</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 5,228, <span word="including">including</span> 2,658 <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="and">and</span> 2,570 <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremist">extremist</span> <span word="Daesh">Daesh</span> (<span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="group">group</span>) <span word="militants">militants</span>," <span word="Layth">Layth</span> <span word="Zaini">Zaini</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mosul">Mosul</span> <span word="municipality">municipality</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span> (<span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>), <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="retrieved">retrieved</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="unidentified">unidentified</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="debris">debris</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shwan">Shwan</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> 500 <span word="to">to</span> 700 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debris">debris</span>," <span word="Zaini">Zaini</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="cemetery">cemetery</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="identified">identified</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zaini">Zaini</span>.</p><p><span word="Zaini">Zaini</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="demolished">demolished</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="levelled">levelled</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="Lieut">Lieut</span>. <span word="Col">Col</span>. <span word="Rabie">Rabie</span> <span word="Ibrahim">Ibrahim</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mosul">Mosul</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="retrieved">retrieved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 2,654 <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="decomposed">decomposed</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremist">extremist</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="Mosul">Mosul</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stiff">stiff</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roadside">roadside</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="booby">booby</span>-<span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="snipers">snipers</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="alleys">alleys</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span>-<span word="populated">populated</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>.</p>
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