375 displaced Yazidis return to Şengal

The Ministry of Immigration and Displacement in Iraq announced the return of 375 displaced Yazidis from camps in southern Kurdistan to their areas in Şengal district.

375 displaced Yazidis return to Şengal
375 displaced Yazidis return to Şengal
375 displaced Yazidis return to Şengal
13 November, 2023   12:32
NEWS DESK

 The Minister of Migration and Displacement, Ivan Faiq Jabro announced the voluntary return of 375 Yazidi refugees from a camp in the Zakho district to their original residential areas in the Şengal district.

Jabro explained that “the process of transporting families with their furniture was carried out in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the local administrations in the Zakho and Şengal districts.”

She stressed that "the Ministry is continuing to work to implement what was stated in the government program to return all displaced persons voluntarily and close the displacement file completely."

Several batches of displaced Yazidis have previously returned to their original areas, the last of which was last Tuesday, November 7, when a batch of 170 people returned from the Sharia camp in Dohuk to their homes in Şengal.

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