Iraqi government allegedly cuts off power in Mosul

 Iraqi government is imposing a "collective punishment" on the northern province of Nineveh by intentionally cutting off electricity and water in Mosul and surrounding regions, Kamal Hamid, an official from Nineveh's electricity administration said. 

"The Iraqi government, which pretends that there is malfunctioning in the station, is imposing a collective punishment on the city of Mosul and the whole province by cutting electricity since Sunday morning," Hamid told Anadolu Agency.