ISIS seen as liberators by some Sunnis in Mosul
Many Sunni residents of Mosul resented the Iraqi army as an occupying force.
DAHUK, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region of Iraq is dealing with an influx of Iraqi refugees following the takeover of Mosul and Tikrit by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).
Dindar Zebari, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) assistant head of the Department of Foreign Relations, announced in a press conference that approximately 500,000 refugees arrived in Iraqi Kurdistan, with about 180,000 refugees in Dahuk and 100,000 in Erbil. The KRG will build three camps near the entry checkpoints of Erbil and Dahuk.
On June 11, the Kurdish security forces took over the Rabia border crossing, replacing Iraqi soldiers who fled, and have mobilized along Kirkuk and disputed areas.
Tiswa Mahmud, an Iraqi citizen from the countryside of Mosul, told Al-Monitor how she fled.
