. >> that was neavi barker and apologies for that rather rude hand signal there. >>> two sides were engagedn a month long battle and even though fighters were forced out much of the city has been left damaged and deserted. >> for displaced iraqi families there are few occasions to celebrate. this trip home was one of them. 200 families who found refugee in samarra boarded these buses for tikrit. >> my children didn't sleep yesterday out of joy when they heard we're going back. we don't want anything from the government except stability and peace of mind. >> tikrit is less than 50 kilometers from samarra but it's a journey that families have not been able to make for almost a year. iraqi forces and shia fighters recaptured the city from isil fighters in april. but there's been so much destruction that some people don't have homes to return to. for the rest, there is not much except a roof over their heads. there are no shops no bakeries. this family is the only one on their block to return so far. they admit its difficult. >> we couldn't stay on the move forever. we spent an entire year not