Iraq stresses commitment in repatriating nationals from NE Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Iraqi National Security Adviser, Qassim al-Araji, said on Saturday that the Iraqi government would continue to repatriate the Iraqi refugees from Hawl Camp northeast Syria.
After the experiment’s success, Iraq is continuing to repatriate Iraqis from the Syrian Hawl Camp, al-Araji said on his Tweeter account.
Al-Araji said that the repatriation is followed by the refugees’ rehabilitation and then inclusion into community.
The announcement of al-Araji came days after the request of Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displaced to suspend repatriation operations of the Iraqi refugees from Hawl Camp to al-Jada’a camp. The ministry also requested a new mechanism for repatriations and the creation of appropriate conditions for the refugees’ return.
Hawl camp, 45 km east of the city of Hasakah, is a house for 55.829 individuals, including 28.725 Iraqis, 18.850 Syrians and 8.254 of foreign nationalities, according to the latest statistics obtained by North Press.
On October 18, Iraqi authorities repatriated 157 families from Hawl Camp to al-Jada’a camp in the Iraqi Governorate of Mosul, raising the total number of Iraqi families who left the camp to 925.
Earlier today, Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, chaired a special meeting to discuss the issue of refugees at Hawl Camp.
Al-Sudani called for the distribution of roles to relevant authorities to expedite the process of resolving the issue of Hawl Camp.