Battle for Mosul intensifies

Lesson Brief BBC Arabic
On November 12, BBC Arabic reported on the Iraqi army's offensive to retake Mosul from the grip of ISIS. Sources are reporting fierce fighting, including suicide attacks by ISIS fighters who have built an intricate network of tunnels throughout the city. As a result of the fighting, thousands of families have been displaced or fled the city for makeshift displaced persons camps. Suggested Set: Inside an ISIS tunnel  Video Vocabulary:
اشتداد intensification مخاوف fears
تفاقفم ، يتفاقم To worsen معاناة suffering
الفارين من Those fleeing نقلهم Transporting them
دروع بشرية Human shields    
استهداف المدنيين Targeting civilians    
منعهم Preventing them    
تجميعهم Gathering them    
مكان آمن A secure place    
مخيمات النزوح Displacement camps  
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