UN Concerned for Displaced Iraqis

The United Nations said Monday the situation for thousands of Iraqis who have fled Islamic State terrorists in the north of the country is still dire, despite several thousand of them escaping their mountain refuge. The U.N. said more than 650,000 people have been displaced since IS fighters captured the northern city of Mosul in June. The numbers have continued to grow as the group, seen as more extreme than al-Qaida, has captured more territory across parts of northern and western...

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