Iraq refugees’ plight overshadows Eid celebrations

Eid celebrations have been largely muted for Iraqi civilians displaced by recent fighting between the military and ISIL.

Eid celebrations have been largely muted for Iraqi civilians displaced by recent fighting between the military and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS).

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have lost their homes and many cannot afford to engage in Islamic festivities.

 

Al Jazeera’s Osama bin Javaid reports from Khazir in northern Iraq.