According to ministry figures, over the past three years, some 5.7 million Iraqis were forced to flee their homes -- in seven out of Iraq’s 19 provinces -- after the notorious terrorist group overran much of the country, Anadolu Agency reported.

Recent figures compiled by Iraqi security agencies suggest that, of these, roughly 2.4 million -- about 40 percent of the total -- have since been repatriated.

In mid-2014, Daesh overran roughly one third of Iraq. Over the course of the last year, however, the Iraqi military has succeeded in recovering all the lost territory.