"“Some 600 families have arrived at refugee camps in Dibkah [in northern Iraq],” Mohamed al-Husseini of the Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement said in a statement released on Sunday."
He said the ministry’s representatives in Erbil have distributed 1,000 food packages among the recently displaced families.
Heavy Fighting Raged After Iraqi Troops Offensive against ISIS in the South of Mosul
On Saturday, Iraqi forces launched a new offensive against Daesh south of Mosul, one day after recapturing the western city of Fallujah from the group.
Army officer Lt Gen Mohamed al Askari told Anadolu Agency that the offensive aims at retaking Qayara, south of Mosul, from Daesh.
Army officer captain Alaa Mahmud said Iraqi forces have managed to control four villages to the north of the Saladin province.
“The forces are advancing toward the al Sharqat district, a strategic area for the Iraqi forces,” he told Anadolu Agency.
Meanwhile Iraq's army (9th Division) has been deployed from Baghdad towards Shirqat in Ninawa province for Mosul liberation operation.
Iraq has suffered a security vacuum since mid-2014, when Daesh captured the northern city of Mosul and overran large swathes of territory in the northern and western parts of the country.
According to the UN, more than 3.4 million people are now displaced in Iraq -- more than half of them children -- while more than 10 million are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.
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