Thousands of Iraqis Flee From IS as Iraq Army Moves to Retake Mosul

Just a few days ago, under cover of U.S. fighter jets roaring overhead and dropping bombs, Arif picked up his family and relatives and ran barefoot out of his village. “We walked 20 to 25 kilometers until we reached here, we walked across the desert and valleys, and we walked through fields that were mined,” he said. After more than a year and half of living under the Islamic State group, Arif and his family were free. He and about 6,000 others are now in a small Kurdish-run camp...

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