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Forced out by ISIL, Fallujah residents flee into welcoming arms of Kurdish town

Edit The National 02 Jun 2016
Shaqlawa, Iraq // It is only about an hour's drive from the sweltering plains of Iraq, but the resort town of Shaqlawa feels like a world away. Nestled in the lower reaches of the vast mountain range in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, tourists from all over Iraq once flocked to Shaqlawa to escape the blistering summer heat of the arid lowlands ... "Some of the families knew Shaqlawa as a tourist destination....

Displaced Iraqis find new future in Kurdish region

Edit Al Jazeera 11 Dec 2015
As fighting continues in Iraq between the army and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters, thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes. Some of them have end up in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq. At least 4,300 people from Anbar have settled in Shaqlawa, a town tucked away in the hills. Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports. Source. Al Jazeera. ....

Iraqi Teenagers Displaced by War Live Life of Despair

Edit Voa News 23 Sep 2015
Sharon Behn. IRBIL, IRAQ—. Osama Hazem flashed a huge grin. His younger brother Anas flashed one back. The two were showing off photographs of their glory days as teenage Muay Thai competition fighters in Ramadi ... So they ran away ... Behn) ... Their new home, Shaqlawa, is a Kurdish town built in a small valley whose urban sprawl has edged into the hillsides.  Cafes with red plastic chairs are full of Kurdish men drinking coffee and smoking ... ....

On IS Frontline, Kurdish Fighters Ready for Offensive

Edit Voa News 02 Sep 2015
Sharon Behn. KALAK, IRAQ—. Finger on the trigger, the Kurdish Peshmerga soldier stared across the dust at a village taken over by Islamic State extremists. The Kurdistan’s Khazir frontline, just 45 minutes from the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul. And at this point, the militants were less than two kilometers away ... IS tests those defenses daily with rockets and gunfire ... (S. Behn/VOA) ... (S ... Mosul, Duhok, Kalak, Irbil and Shaqlawa, Iraq....

Magazine: Dreams of Kurdistan

Edit Al Jazeera 03 Jul 2015
Kurdistan is a kind of dream. an ancient one that floats across cities and valleys, through crumbling souks and oil fields, stretched across four nations. Nestled between empires, surrounded by conquerors, the inhabitants of 'Greater Kurdistan' have shared this dream for hundreds of years ... But no one knows how the dream ends ... Akar is opening a restaurant in Shaqlawa, 50km outside Erbil, and today there were problems with the contractors....

Influx of Arab Refugees Stirs Concern in Iraqi Kurdish City

Edit Voa News 13 Jun 2015
SHAQLAWA, IRAQ— ... The city of Shaqlawa has seen its population more than double with the addition of more than 26,000 Arab refugees and displaced persons ... Referring to the origins of the new Arab arrivals, some people in Shaqlawa have begun calling their city "Shaq-lujah."....

Isis in Iraq: Why Tikrit remains a ghost town two months after its liberation from ...

Edit The Independent 09 Jun 2015
Two months after the recapture of the Iraqi city of Tikrit from Isis, its residents are still too afraid to return, now fearing the Shia militia groups who stalk the city’s deserted and lawless streets. The defeat of Isis at the beginning of April brought hope for many ... “I was excited because I thought I will be able to go back home,” the 62-year-old said ... Ms Mahmoud’s family are now trapped in Shaqlawa, struggling to pay the rent ... --> ... ....

Iraq's refugee crisis: 100,000 people displaced by fighting as Isis regains ground from Iraqi army ...

Edit The Independent 27 Apr 2015
In pictures. Fight for Tikrit ... “I woke my uncles and brothers and asked them to prepare because we were under attack by Isis,” he said ... His family subsequently fled north to Iraqi Kurdistan, by air, and are now sheltering in a sparse, rented apartment in the holiday town of Shaqlawa ... But Sattar Hamid, 50, who has also reached Shaqlawa after fleeing Ramadi, described terrifying scenes on the day Isis swept into his neighbourhood ... --> ... News....

I Survived Saddam's Chemical Attacks, but I Never Imagined a Crisis Like This

Edit Huffington Post 19 Aug 2014
The Mar Yousef church in Erbil in northern Iraq is packed with people lying on thin mats and blankets or straight on the hardwood floor ... But these are the lucky ones ... The tension is palpable and the devastation everywhere ... Families should be holidaying in towns like picturesque Shaqlawa, known for its cool summer climate, lush gardens and hot springs. Instead Shaqlawa is among a number of host communities for people fleeing the violence....

The international community needs to save Iraq before it falls beyond repair

Edit The Daily Telegraph 13 Aug 2014
Related Articles. UK troops must help the Kurds, says Iraq War hero Collins 12 Aug 2014. Iraq crisis. the last stand of Sinjar’s surviving Yazidis 12 Aug 2014 ... The tension is palpable and the devastation everywhere ... Families should be holidaying in towns like picturesque Shaqlawa, known for its cool summer climate, lush gardens and hot springs. Instead, Shaqlawa is among a number of host communities for people fleeing the violence ... ....

The international community needs to save Iraq before it is beyond repair

Edit The Daily Telegraph 13 Aug 2014
Related Articles. Iraq War hero Collins calls on Britain to step in to aid Kurds 12 Aug 2014. The last stand of Sinjar’s surviving Yazidis 12 Aug 2014 ... The tension is palpable and the devastation everywhere ... Families should be holidaying in towns like picturesque Shaqlawa, known for its cool summer climate, lush gardens and hot springs. Instead, Shaqlawa is among a number of host communities for people fleeing the violence ...   ... ....

Humans of New York Photographer Travels to Iraq With the UN

Edit ABC News 12 Aug 2014
Followers of the photography blog Humans of New York noticed that the site's creator has taken more than a subway to get to his latest shooting location. Brandon Stanton, the photographer who pairs portraits with captions that range from silly to heartbreaking, has traveled to the Middle East as part of a new venture with the United Nations ... Brandon Stanton/Humans of New York. PHOTO ... Dohuk, Iraq ... Kalak, Iraq ... Can we stop?' Shaqlawa, Iraq ... ....

'Humans' of the world: When images tell the tale

Edit The Times of India 11 Aug 2014
NEW DELHI. What started out as a means of collating a census consisting of 10,000 New Yorkers, has today become a global phenomenon. 'Humans of New York' (HONY), a project started by bonds-trader-turned-photographer Brandon Stanton, is a massive collection of nearly 5,000 portraits of New Yorkers from myriad walks of life ... It's the worst thing..." ... (Shaqlawa, Iraq) pic.twitter.com/4Cr7axtplq — Brandon Stanton (@humansofny) August 9, 2014....
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