Hundreds of Iraqis fled their homes around Mosul on Thursday, November 3, for evacuee camps as fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIS intensified. Iraqi forces have entered Mosul for the first time in more than two years.
Hundreds of Iraqis fled their homes around Mosul on Thursday, November 3, for evacuee camps as fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIS intensified. Iraqi forces have entered Mosul for the first time in more than two years.
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People fleeing Mosul took the main highway from Nineveh to Kurdistan.
People fleeing Mosul took the main highway from Nineveh to Kurdistan.
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Security forces questioned Iraqis fleeing Mosul as they headed east. Some of the Iraqis who fled carried pots and pans, bedding and other items from the houses they left behind.
Security forces questioned Iraqis fleeing Mosul as they headed east. Some of the Iraqis who fled carried pots and pans, bedding and other items from the houses they left behind.
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Many of those fleeing Mosul packed into the back of pickup trucks. Others drove their own vehicles.
Many of those fleeing Mosul packed into the back of pickup trucks. Others drove their own vehicles.
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At one camp, where thousands from Mosul arrived Thursday, men and boys waited to be processed.
At one camp, where thousands from Mosul arrived Thursday, men and boys waited to be processed.
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Women and children arrived at the Khazir camp east of Mosul with stories of horror under ISIS. A young man said ISIS had placed roadside bombs in front of their homes. "There are snipers on the rooftops," he said. <br />
Women and children arrived at the Khazir camp east of Mosul with stories of horror under ISIS. A young man said ISIS had placed roadside bombs in front of their homes. "There are snipers on the rooftops," he said.
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Streams of people fled the fighting in Mosul on Thursday.
Streams of people fled the fighting in Mosul on Thursday.
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There were tearful reunions at the Khazir camp; some men saw their wives and children for the first time in years.
There were tearful reunions at the Khazir camp; some men saw their wives and children for the first time in years.
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Fences separated the women, children and established residents of the camp from the men and boys who arrived Thursday.
Fences separated the women, children and established residents of the camp from the men and boys who arrived Thursday.
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Men and boys had to be vetted before they could enter the camp; one Peshmerga soldier said they had to be careful in case ISIS infiltrators were among the war-weary.
Men and boys had to be vetted before they could enter the camp; one Peshmerga soldier said they had to be careful in case ISIS infiltrators were among the war-weary.
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A long line snaked from the road to the entrance of the camp. Many of the Iraqis fleeing Mosul are poor. They said life under ISIS had been excruciatingly difficult with no electricity, schools or other services.
A long line snaked from the road to the entrance of the camp. Many of the Iraqis fleeing Mosul are poor. They said life under ISIS had been excruciatingly difficult with no electricity, schools or other services.
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Children are among the 18,000 Iraqis already displaced from their homes since the Mosul offensive began October 17.
Children are among the 18,000 Iraqis already displaced from their homes since the Mosul offensive began October 17.
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