Iraqi families who fled the front-lines of the battle against Islamic State in trucks are finding shelter in the desert countryside outside Mosul.
In Photos: Khazir Camp Kurdistan, Northern Iraq
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Many arriving families found relatives either in the camp or waiting in the parking lot, after more than two years of separation on Nov. 3, 2016, at the Khazir camp in Kurdish Iraq. (H.Murdock/VOA)
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As the fight to win back Mosul from IS militants draws closer to Mosul's city center, families from surrounding villages are fleeing as IS throws mortars into Iraqi Army held territories Nov. 3, 2016, at the Khazir camp in Kurdish Iraq. (H.Murdock/VOA)