About 6,000 Iraqi are now living in a small Kurdish-run camp set up in the gravel and mud to take in villagers fleeing Islamic State militants as the Iraqi army starts its push to retake the area south of Mosul.
Iraqis Families Flee From IS as Iraq Army Moves to Retake Mosul
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Women who fled IS hide their faces as they work in a makeshift kitchen in a refugee camp outside Makhmour, Iraq, April 11, 2016. (S. Behn/VOA)
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Iraqi woman who fled IS controlled village seen through the gate of a housing unit in a Kurdish-run camp for families fleeing IS control, outside Makhmour, Iraq, April 11, 2016. (S. Behn/VOA)
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Young Iraqi boy eating rice with tomato sauce and potatoes supplied in a Kurdish-run camp for Iraqis fleeing IS, April 11, 2016. (S. Behn/VOA)
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Small Iraqi boy avoiding puddles in a camp for people fleeing IS outside Makhmour, Iraq, April 11, 2016. (S. Behn/VOA)