Islamic State shadow follows families as Iraq closes camps


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  • Saturday, 05 Dec 2020

Ahmed Khleif, who says is a relative of men accused of being Islamic State militants, is seen in al-Jadaa 5 camp, in al-Qayyarah, Iraq November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Charlotte Bruneau

AL-QAYYARAH, IRAQ (Reuters) - Tuqqa Abdullah and her Iraqi family have wandered from one displaced people's camp to the next in the past three years, buying time and hoping they will one day be able to go home.

Just 14 when her father took the family to the then Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Mosul, she has inherited a legacy that might take generations to overcome. In the meantime, her options are running out.

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