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Why Iraqi boys and men are disappearing amid ISIS concerns

Clip: 1/4/2017 | 10m 19s

Iraqi civilians are fleeing to camps where security concerns are ripping families apart.

As the battle for Mosul continues, Iraqi civilians are fleeing to camps where security concerns are ripping families apart. Iraqi security forces and Kurdish authorities have a mandate to keep members of ISIS from escaping, so men and boys are routinely taken for investigation, leaving their families to worry about when, and if, they’ll return. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs reports.

01/04/2017 | Rating NR

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