23th January 2017. International Organization for Migration (IOM) stated on the 6th January that the number of displaced persons since the second offensive in Mosul on 29th December 2016 has reached 22,217 families (133,302 individuals). Many have been displaced from the fighting pushing them from three directions into eastern districts where the battle has been deadlocked. The IOM also estimated that 700,000 civilians are trapped in the city largely inaccessible to humanitarian organisations. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees stated that 160,836 Internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Mosul and surrounding areas since the military offensive began on 17 October.