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103,000 displaced Iraqis returned home this year, says immigration minister
Erbil, June 20 (AKnews) – According to Immigration Minister Dindar Doski, 103,000 displaced Iraqis have returned to their homeland since the beginning of the year.
Mr Doski told AKnews that this figure includes both those internally displaced and those who had fled the country.
According to UNCHR, there are currently 1.6 million Iraqi refugees abroad and 1.5 million internally displaced within Iraq.
Many of the displacements stemmed from the US-led war against Iraq in 2003, and the wave of sectarian violence that swept through the country in 2006-2007.
Of the 103,000 reported returns, around 45,000 have left countries whose stability has been threatened by the Arab Spring uprisings.
In May, as Syria’s country-wide protests escalated and the government’s bloody crackdown on dissent intensified, thousands of Iraqis returned from the neighboring Arab state, bringing to an end their years of exile.
Mr. Doski said the Iraqi government is doing what it can to help those who return to their homes.
“Each family that returns…will be financially supported so that they can reestablish a normal life,” he said.
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Erbil, June 20 (AKnews) – According to Immigration Minister Dindar Doski, 103,000 displaced Iraqis have returned to their homeland since the beginning of the year.
Mr Doski told AKnews that this figure includes both those internally displaced and those who had fled the country.
According to UNCHR, there are currently 1.6 million Iraqi refugees abroad and 1.5 million internally displaced within Iraq.
Many of the displacements stemmed from the US-led war against Iraq in 2003, and the wave of sectarian violence that swept through the country in 2006-2007.
Of the 103,000 reported returns, around 45,000 have left countries whose stability has been threatened by the Arab Spring uprisings.
In May, as Syria’s country-wide protests escalated and the government’s bloody crackdown on dissent intensified, thousands of Iraqis returned from the neighboring Arab state, bringing to an end their years of exile.
Mr. Doski said the Iraqi government is doing what it can to help those who return to their homes.
“Each family that returns…will be financially supported so that they can reestablish a normal life,” he said.
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