VIDEO: Iraqi refugees living in holes in the desert
'Where is the United Nations? Where is the humanity?' asks Iraqi refugee fleeing Mosul
Iraqi refugee sleeps in a hole in the desert (screen grab)
Published date: 3 November 2016 20:17 GMT
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Last update: 8 years ago
Iraqis fleeing the ongoing battle on the outskirts of Mosul have resorted to digging holes in the desert as makeshift homes.
This comes as anti-IS forces are attempting to recapture the city.
Watch below as one refugee likens the holes to graves and asks, "Where is the United Nations?":
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