Iraq: More than 75% of residents of Assyrian town near Mosul have returned home

According to the Assyrian International News Agency, more than 75% of the residents of Alqosh, an Assyrian town 60km north of Mosul, have returned to their town after fleeing from the Islamic State on August 7.

Faez Juhoory, District Director of Alqosh, said that most Alqosh families have returned to the town after security was restored by Kurdish forces