Iraqi forces recaptured Ramadi, the capital of the Anbar province to the west of the country, in December 2015.
Ibrahim al-Osej, a member of the Ramadi district council, told Iraqi Alsumaria TV that on Sunday dozens of families lined the road to the city waiting for their turn. He noted that although the process has started, some parts of the city are not yet ready for the return of the residents.
"Those districts were desolated by military activities and terrorist attacks," he explained.
More people were rescued during an operation to retake another town in Anbar province under control of Daesh terrorists, Hit (alternatively spelled as Heet). Iraqi forces found and liberated about 1,500 prisoners from Daesh "underground" jail, AFP reported, citing police Colonel Fadhel al-Nimrawi.
A local official in Anbar province, Malallah al-Obeidi, confirmed the number of prisoners, adding that most of them were civilians.
Daesh (Islamic State) is a terrorist group outlawed in Russia and many other countries. The group has seized large areas in Syria and Iraq and seeks to establish a caliphate in the territories under its control.
