Iraqi refugees from militant attacks endure intense winter

Iraqi refugees from militant attacks endure intense winter

TOKYO, Japan - A mother and child fleeing attacks by Islamic State extremists brave the cold in a makeshift tent in the mountains in northern Iraq on Dec. 9, 2014, trying to start a fire with wood gathered to keep themselves warm in the cold weather.

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