War through the eyes of a child

Portraits of Iraqi children as they bear displacement following the Battle of Mosul


Multimedia Desk October 26, 2016

With their hands and faces covered in soot and dirt, fresh images emerging from Iraq show children and families gathering on roadsides as Iraqi government forces continue the battle to recapture the city of Mosul.


Children play in the streets of the deserted village as huge plumes of smoke rise into the sky from oil wells set on fire by retreating Islamic State fighters. While civilians huddled together near a camp littered with rubbish, these children were photographed as they played in the streets not knowing what is yet to come.


We look at a series of pictures that are a true representation of war through the eyes of the youth.




1_zkn_3_displacement-in-mosul An Iraqi refugee who fled Mosul looks to the sky at the UN-run Al-Hol refugee camp in Syria's Hasakeh province. PHOTO: AFP

2_zkn_4_displacement-in-mosul An Iraqi child stands between tents at the UN-run Al-Hol refugee camp in Syria's Hasakeh province. PHOTO: AFP

3_zkn_5_displacement-in-mosul A child stands between tents at the UN-run Al-Hol refugee camp in Syria's Hasakeh province. PHOTO: AFP

4_zkn_6_displacement-in-mosul Children look from behind a fence at the UN-run Al-Hol refugee camp in Syria's Hasakeh province. PHOTO: AFP

5_zkn_9_displacement-in-mosul A boy whose family was displaced waits along a road between Qayyarah and Mosul. PHOTO: AFP

7_zkn_11_displacement-in-mosul Families who were displaced by the ongoing operation are seen gathering in an area near Qayyarah. PHOTO: AFP

8_zkn_13_displacement-in-mosul Displaced Iraqis are seen on the back of a pick up truck as they arrive to refugee camp in the town of Qayyarah, south of Mosul. PHOTO: AFP

9_zkn_18_displacement-in-mosul Families who were displaced are seen gathering on an area near Qayyarah. PHOTO: AFP

10_zkn_19_displacement-in-mosul A looks towards the sky as displaced families gather on an area near Qayyarah. PHOTO: AFP

11_zkn_21_displacement-in-mosul Iraqi forces distribute fruits to children in the village of al-Khuwayn, south of Mosul, after recapturing the village from Islamic State (IS) group militants. PHOTO: AFP

12_zkn_22_displacement-in-mosul A boy carries blankets following his arrival in the desert area of Rajam al-Saliba on the Iraq-Syria border south of al-Hol in Syria's Hassakeh province. PHOTO: AFP

13_zkn_23_displacement-in-mosul Refugee children pose for the camera after Iraqi government forces recaptured the village from Islamic State (IS) group militants. PHOTO: AFP

15_zkn_26_displacement-in-mosul A displaced young boy holds a pigeon at refugee camp in the town of Qayyarah, south of Mosul. PHOTO: AFP

16_zkn_27_displacement-in-mosul A displaced Iraqi girl looks on upon arriving to a refugee camp in the town of Qayyarah, south of Mosul. PHOTO: AFP

17_zkn_28_displacement-in-mosul A looks on while an Iraqi forces member helps a displaced man push a car as they arrive at refugee camp in the town of Qayyarah, south of Mosul. PHOTO: AFP

18_zkn_29_displacement-in-mosul Displaced Iraqis are seen on the back of a pick up truck as they arrive to refugee camp in the town of Qayyarah, south of Mosul. PHOTO: AFP

19_zkn_30_displacement-in-mosul A girl looks on upon arriving to a refugee camp in the town of Qayyarah, south of Mosul. PHOTO: AFP

20_zkn_32_displacement-in-mosul A family drive their car as they flee from a village located south of Mosul. PHOTO: AFP

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