3,000 Iraqi terrorists detained in Syria brought back to Iraq
Part of the Al-Hol refugee camp in Syria, near the border with Iraq. Photo: Save the Children
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, confirmed on Thursday that 3,000 Iraqi terrorists detained in Syria have been returned to Iraq, where the majority of them have been tried, according to the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Al-Sahaf.
During his speech at the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Hussein stressed that the Iraqi government is working to improve services, develop infrastructure, combat terrorism in all its forms, enhance stability in the liberated areas, bring back the displaced, and pursue the remnants of the ISIS terrorist group.
The Iraqi Foreign Minister indicated that the government is also making efforts to end internal displacement, where 148 refugee camps have already been closed, while two camps remain in the governorates of Nineveh and Anbar in addition to 26 camps in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
“The Iraqi government prioritizes and pays special attention to the Al-Hol refugee camp. It is necessary to find a real solution to this crisis, which represents a challenge and potential threat to the security and stability of the region and the world,” Hussein said.
The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs added that the government sent around 1,400 families, representing more than 5,000 people, to the Jada’a Center for Psychological and Community Rehabilitation to receive rehabilitation courses after being encouraged to return to their homes.