Red Cross welcomes war dead exchange

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday welcomed the Iraqi-Iranian exchange of the remains of soldiers killed during their war in the 1980s, offering to provide help to both countries. “The return of bodies is significant for the families of the victims,” according to a statement received by IraqiNews.com, quoting a Red Cross official, Jameela Hamami, as saying. Today, the remains of 250 Iraqi and Iranian soldiers were exchanged at al-Shalamija border crossing near Basra under the auspices of the ICRC, the statement noted. SS (P) 1