KIRKUK, IRAQ – DECEMBER 12: Iraqi civilians arrive at Maktab Khalid region near Kirkuk, Iraq on December 12, 2016 to take shelter peshmerga controlled regions after they have fled from Daesh controlled Riyad and Rashad district of Kirkuk, to find safer locations. ( Ali Mukarrem Garip – Anadolu Agency )
KIRKUK, IRAQ – DECEMBER 12: Iraqi civilians arrive at Maktab Khalid region near Kirkuk, Iraq on December 12, 2016 to take shelter peshmerga controlled regions after they have fled from Daesh controlled Riyad and Rashad district of Kirkuk, to find safer locations. ( Ali Mukarrem Garip – Anadolu Agency )
KIRKUK, IRAQ – DECEMBER 12: Iraqi civilians arrive at Maktab Khalid region near Kirkuk, Iraq on December 12, 2016 to take shelter peshmerga controlled regions after they have fled from Daesh controlled Riyad and Rashad district of Kirkuk, to find safer locations. ( Ali Mukarrem Garip – Anadolu Agency )
Iraqi civilians arrive at Maktab Khalid region near Kirkuk, Iraq on December 12, 2016 to take shelter peshmerga controlled regions after they have fled from Daesh controlled Riyad and Rashad district of Kirkuk, to find safer locations. ( Ali Mukarrem Garip – Anadolu Agency )
KIRKUK, IRAQ – DECEMBER 12: Iraqi civilians arrive at Maktab Khalid region near Kirkuk, Iraq on December 12, 2016 to take shelter peshmerga controlled regions after they have fled from Daesh controlled Riyad and Rashad district of Kirkuk, to find safer locations. ( Ali Mukarrem Garip – Anadolu Agency )
KIRKUK, IRAQ – DECEMBER 12: Iraqi civilians arrive at Maktab Khalid region near Kirkuk, Iraq on December 12, 2016 to take shelter peshmerga controlled regions after they have fled from Daesh controlled Riyad and Rashad district of Kirkuk, to find safer locations. ( Ali Mukarrem Garip – Anadolu Agency )
KIRKUK, IRAQ – DECEMBER 12: Iraqi civilians arrive at Maktab Khalid region near Kirkuk, Iraq on December 12, 2016 to take shelter peshmerga controlled regions after they have fled from Daesh controlled Riyad and Rashad district of Kirkuk, to find safer locations. ( Ali Mukarrem Garip – Anadolu Agency )
KIRKUK, IRAQ – DECEMBER 12: Iraqi civilians arrive at Maktab Khalid region near Kirkuk, Iraq on December 12, 2016 to take shelter peshmerga controlled regions after they have fled from Daesh controlled Riyad and Rashad district of Kirkuk, to find safer locations. ( Ali Mukarrem Garip – Anadolu Agency )
KIRKUK, IRAQ – DECEMBER 12: Iraqi civilians arrive at Maktab Khalid region near Kirkuk, Iraq on December 12, 2016 to take shelter peshmerga controlled regions after they have fled from Daesh controlled Riyad and Rashad district of Kirkuk, to find safer locations. ( Ali Mukarrem Garip – Anadolu Agency )
![Iraqis who left their homes due to clashes between Iraqi forces and Daesh, arrive to Iraqi army controlled Maghrib neighbourhood in Mosul, Iraq on May 16, 2017 [Yunus Keleş / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161212_2_20656060_16923119-scaled.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Iraqis flee from Daesh controlled areas")
Iraqis who left their homes due to clashes between Iraqi forces and Daesh, arrive to Iraqi army controlled Maghrib neighbourhood in Mosul, Iraq on May 16, 2017 [Yunus Keleş / Anadolu Agency]
KIRKUK, IRAQ – DECEMBER 12: Iraqi civilians arrive at Maktab Khalid region near Kirkuk, Iraq on December 12, 2016 to take shelter peshmerga controlled regions after they have fled from Daesh controlled Riyad and Rashad district of Kirkuk, to find safer locations. ( Ali Mukarrem Garip – Anadolu Agency )
![Displaced Iraqi civilians arrive at a refugee camp near Kirkuk, Iraq on 7 December 2016 [Ali Mukarrem Garip /Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161212_2_20656060_16923121-scaled.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Iraqis flee from Daesh controlled areas")
Displaced Iraqi civilians arrive at a refugee camp near Kirkuk, Iraq on 7 December 2016 [Ali Mukarrem Garip /Anadolu Agency]
KIRKUK, IRAQ – DECEMBER 12: Iraqi civilians arrive at Maktab Khalid region near Kirkuk, Iraq on December 12, 2016 to take shelter peshmerga controlled regions after they have fled from Daesh controlled Riyad and Rashad district of Kirkuk, to find safer locations. ( Ali Mukarrem Garip – Anadolu Agency )
KIRKUK, IRAQ – DECEMBER 12: Iraqi civilians arrive at Maktab Khalid region near Kirkuk, Iraq on December 12, 2016 to take shelter peshmerga controlled regions after they have fled from Daesh controlled Riyad and Rashad district of Kirkuk, to find safer locations. ( Ali Mukarrem Garip – Anadolu Agency )