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ISIS took their homes. Here’s what they miss

Updated 6:50 AM EDT, Thu June 4, 2015
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CNN talked to internally displaced Sunni families in western Baghdad about the items they were forced to leave behind as they fled from ISIS brutality in Anbar province.
CNN talked to internally displaced Sunni families in western Baghdad about the items they were forced to leave behind as they fled from ISIS brutality in Anbar province.
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He misses his house and the plastic kiddy pool he used to play in.
Yousif Hamed, 5, from Falluja —
He misses his house and the plastic kiddy pool he used to play in.
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Playing soccer with his friends, his kiddy pool, his bicycle and the games on his phone, all of which he had to leave behind.
Abdullah Mahmoud, 7, from Ramadi —
Playing soccer with his friends, his kiddy pool, his bicycle and the games on his phone, all of which he had to leave behind.
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The plastic cart that she used to push around, which was filled with toys.
Tabarak Mohammed, three-and-a-half, from Ramadi —
The plastic cart that she used to push around, which was filled with toys.
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Her sewing machine: Rasha is a seamstress and says she loves the work.
Rasha Amer, 35, from Ramadi —
Her sewing machine: Rasha is a seamstress and says she loves the work.
Her clothes: Yasemin says her favorite items were a pair of black jeans and a black T-shirt, which her family didn't have time to grab as they fled.
Yasemin Hakeem, 9, from Ramadi —
Her clothes: Yasemin says her favorite items were a pair of black jeans and a black T-shirt, which her family didn't have time to grab as they fled.
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 His soccer ball. Bilal tells CNN that he just wants to be able to go back to the city and play soccer in the stadium with his friends.
Bilal Hamed, 19, from Falluja —
His soccer ball. Bilal tells CNN that he just wants to be able to go back to the city and play soccer in the stadium with his friends.
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Laughing and playing with his friends -- as well as his bicycle and his Game Boy video game.
Hassan Ali, 10, from Falluja —
Laughing and playing with his friends -- as well as his bicycle and his Game Boy video game.
A red doll. Yara says she was unable to bring the toy because it was "sleeping" when her family fled.
Yara Ali, 3, from Falluja —
A red doll. Yara says she was unable to bring the toy because it was "sleeping" when her family fled.
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His motorcycle cart. Abdul says he used the cart to transport produce from one area to the other -- it was his means of making a living.
Abdul Halim Ahmed, 35, from Ramadi —
His motorcycle cart. Abdul says he used the cart to transport produce from one area to the other -- it was his means of making a living.
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