Thousands of Iraqis Too Scared to Go Home Because of IS Stigma

Hundreds of Iraqi families forced to flee last year's fighting in Mosul are being prevented from returning home by their communities because they had a relative who joined Islamic State, an aid worker said Tuesday. Communities are also barring some families from accessing aid for the same reason, said Omar Ali, Iraq country director of British charity Human Appeal. Others have had "ISIS family" daubed on their old homes, jeopardizing their safety, he told Reuters on the...

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