Some Yezidi slaves were freed by Iraq's Rapid Response units in Iqtisadiyeen, west Mosul, will be reunited with family as soon as possible.
Locals gather in Bashiqa to restore a crucifix to a Christian church in an area retaken from ISIS militants.
Three months after the advance of ISIL terrorist group and its allies in northern and central Iraq, government forces are now gaining ground in the fight against Takfiri militants.