Over 4,000 displaced Christian families return to Mosul after liberation: Official
Tehran (KNA) - The governor of the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh says thousands of displaced Christian families have returned to the country’s strategic city of Mosul ever since government forces and allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units fully liberated it from the clutches of Takfiri Daesh terrorists.
Nawfal Hammadi said on Sunday that more than 4,000 families have repatriated to the provincial capital city, located some 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of the capital Baghdad, and have resided in its eastern and western flanks.
Hammadi added that most of the Christian families had sought refuge in the the country's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, after Daesh elements overran their areas and forced them to leave.
The official pointed out that there is now a small number of Christian families in Erbil province, who will return to Mosul once the current academic year winds up.
Source: Press TV