VIDEO: Families reunited after years apart under IS
Emotional moment captured as families reunite after years apart
Families are reunited after over two years apart under IS rule (Screengrab/Rudaw)
Published date: 27 October 2016 18:55 BST
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Last update: 8 years ago
More than 1,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from areas east of Mosul have arrived at the Khazir camp in the northern Kurdish region of Iraq.
Some families are reuniting after spending more than two years apart as areas previously held by the Islamic State (IS) group have been retaken by Iraqi and Kurdish forces.
Watch the emotional reunification below:
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