Displaced Iraqis take shelter in Baghdad

Reuters Published November 24, 2014
Children play outside a makeshift school tent in Najaf. — Reuters
Children play outside a makeshift school tent in Najaf. — Reuters
Displaced Iraqi children, who fled from Islamic State violence in Mosul, attend classes inside a makeshift school tent in Najaf, south of Baghdad. — Reuters
Displaced Iraqi children, who fled from Islamic State violence in Mosul, attend classes inside a makeshift school tent in Najaf, south of Baghdad. — Reuters
A displaced Iraqi woman, who fled from Islamic State violence in Mosul, sits inside a makeshift school tent. — Reuters
A displaced Iraqi woman, who fled from Islamic State violence in Mosul, sits inside a makeshift school tent. — Reuters
A displaced Iraqi child stands outside a makeshift school tent. — Reuters
A displaced Iraqi child stands outside a makeshift school tent. — Reuters
A child sits inside a makeshift school tent. — Reuters
A child sits inside a makeshift school tent. — Reuters
Iraqi children sit inside a makeshift school tent in Najaf. — Reuters
Iraqi children sit inside a makeshift school tent in Najaf. — Reuters
An Iraqi woman, who fled from Islamic State violence in Mosul, stands with a pot. —Reuters
An Iraqi woman, who fled from Islamic State violence in Mosul, stands with a pot. —Reuters
A child stands inside a tent in Najaf, south of Baghdad. — Reuters
A child stands inside a tent in Najaf, south of Baghdad. — Reuters

As militants seize control of Iraq's northern city Mosul, the residents take refuge in Baghdad and settle in makeshift homes. The fall of Mosul, a largely Sunni Arab city, after years of ethnic and sectarian fighting, deals a serious blow to the government’s efforts to fight militants who have regained ground and momentum in Iraq over the past year, taking Falluja and parts of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, at the start of the year.

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milind
Nov 24, 2014 05:24pm
May God bless them and remove their problems.
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oregata
Nov 24, 2014 07:17pm
Prosperity brought to Iraq by the one and only saviour on earth - The USA.
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Timepass
Nov 25, 2014 06:01pm
Paksitani Government should provide special arrangement for the displaced Iraqis. As we all belong to one Ummah.
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