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Children of war: Refugees flee battle-hit Mosul

Zainab, 2, an Iraqi refugee that fled violence in Mosul, stands upon arriving in al-Kherbeh village, northern Aleppo province, Syria. (REUTERS)

Updated on: Oct 25, 2016 3:20 AM IST
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Zainab, 2, an Iraqi refugee that fled violence in Mosul, stands upon arriving in al-Kherbeh village, northern Aleppo province, Syria. (REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 25, 2016 3:20 AM

Zainab, 2, an Iraqi refugee that fled violence in Mosul, stands upon arriving in al-Kherbeh village, northern Aleppo province, Syria. (REUTERS)

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Refugees rest under a makeshift tent near the Iraqi border in Hasaka Governorate. (Reuters) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Refugees rest under a makeshift tent near the Iraqi border in Hasaka Governorate. (Reuters)

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An Iraqi refugee girl who fled Mosul, the last major Iraqi city under the control of the Islamic State (IS) group, due the Iraqi government forces offensive to retake the city, walks carrying a blanket in the desert area of Rajam al-Saliba on the Iraq-Syria border south of al-Hol in Syria's Hassakeh province. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 25, 2016 3:20 AM

An Iraqi refugee girl who fled Mosul, the last major Iraqi city under the control of the Islamic State (IS) group, due the Iraqi government forces offensive to retake the city, walks carrying a blanket in the desert area of Rajam al-Saliba on the Iraq-Syria border south of al-Hol in Syria's Hassakeh province. (AFP)

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Iraqi refugees that fled violence in Mosul ride a pick-up truck upon arrival in al-Kherbeh village, northern Aleppo province, Syria. (REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Iraqi refugees that fled violence in Mosul ride a pick-up truck upon arrival in al-Kherbeh village, northern Aleppo province, Syria. (REUTERS)

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An Iraqi refugee girl that fled violence in Mosul plays with sand upon arrival in al-Kherbeh village, northern Aleppo province, Syria. (REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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An Iraqi refugee girl that fled violence in Mosul plays with sand upon arrival in al-Kherbeh village, northern Aleppo province, Syria. (REUTERS)

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Iraqi children from the village of al-Khuwayn, south of Mosul, pose for a photo after Iraqi government forces recaptured the village from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists, in part of an ongoing operation to tighten the noose around Mosul and reclaim the last major Iraqi city under IS control.  (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 25, 2016 3:20 AM

Iraqi children from the village of al-Khuwayn, south of Mosul, pose for a photo after Iraqi government forces recaptured the village from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists, in part of an ongoing operation to tighten the noose around Mosul and reclaim the last major Iraqi city under IS control. (AFP)

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An Iraqi refugee boy who fled Mosul carries blankets following his arrival in the desert area of Rajam al-Saliba on the Iraq-Syria border south of al-Hol in Syria's Hassakeh province. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 25, 2016 3:20 AM

An Iraqi refugee boy who fled Mosul carries blankets following his arrival in the desert area of Rajam al-Saliba on the Iraq-Syria border south of al-Hol in Syria's Hassakeh province. (AFP)

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Displaced people gather as they complain about the lack of food supplies outside a processing centre as smoke from burning oil refinery blanketed Qayyara, south of Mosul, Iraq. (REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Displaced people gather as they complain about the lack of food supplies outside a processing centre as smoke from burning oil refinery blanketed Qayyara, south of Mosul, Iraq. (REUTERS)

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An Iraqi refugee woman who fled Mosul walks with her child as they wait to enter Syria in the desert area of Rajam al-Saliba on the Iraq-Syria border south of al-Hol in Syria's Hassakeh province. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 25, 2016 3:20 AM

An Iraqi refugee woman who fled Mosul walks with her child as they wait to enter Syria in the desert area of Rajam al-Saliba on the Iraq-Syria border south of al-Hol in Syria's Hassakeh province. (AFP)

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Iraqi refugees that fled violence in Mosul ride a pick-up truck upon arrival in al-Kherbeh village, northern Aleppo province, Syria. (REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 25, 2016 3:20 AM

Iraqi refugees that fled violence in Mosul ride a pick-up truck upon arrival in al-Kherbeh village, northern Aleppo province, Syria. (REUTERS)

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