In this Dec. 26, 2018 photo, a displaced woman cleans in Bzeibiz camp, Anbar province, Iraq. Destitute, homeless, and unprotected by the courts, displaced families have borne the brunt of the political and personal score-settling underway in post-war Iraq. Between June and December 2018, Iraqi security forces closed three of the Anbar’s five displaced persons camps — Bzeibiz, Kilo 18, and Khalidya — which together sheltered more than 12,000 people, according to U.N. figures. At Bzeibiz, families had just days to pack their belongings. But he said the Army has an obligation to secure the camps against militants circulating among displaced families, an assertion that could not be verified because of restrictions placed on the media.

Source: Washington Post January 10, 2019 06:11 UTC