We left Iraq, my family and I, in 2014 after the fight that was started between ISIL and the government forces in our city, Ramadi. I received a scholarship that time from Edith Cowan University to undergo a PhD degree, and therefore, I applied for a student visa for me and for my family, and the visa was granted on October 2014. We arrived in Australia - Perth on 17 / 11/ 2014.
The fight was enormous and the situation was very dangerous in Ramadi and we were threaten by ISIL that controlled the area that time and we were also threaten by Shia militia (also known as popular mobilisation forces – PMF) when we travelled to Baghdad to complete the visa application and to fly to Australia. Shia militia started fighting ISIL but they also targeted
The fight was enormous and the situation was very dangerous in Ramadi and we were threaten by ISIL that controlled the area that time and we were also threaten by Shia militia (also known as popular mobilisation forces – PMF) when we travelled to Baghdad to complete the visa application and to fly to Australia. Shia militia started fighting ISIL but they also targeted