By NNN-KUNA,
Geneva : The United Nations High Commmissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that about a third of some 1,000 families displaced in Iraq’s Al Hamdaniya area have returned to their homes in Mosul.
According to the displaced families remaining in outlying villages, those who have returned to Mosul did so mainly out of concern for their job security, or for education reasons.
Many seem also to be commuting to Mosul, from villages no further than 40 kms away.
UNHCR spokesperson Ron Redmond told reporters Tuesday that displaced families began to return about a week ago, with assurances from their Arab neighbours about improved security in the city, which has seen a beefed-up presence by Iraqi security forces.
There are currently 35,000 Iraqi army and police — including the National Police deployed from the south — in Mosul city alone.
According to UNHCR, the number of explosions and arbitrary killings has declined.