Posted on 01/10/2018 5:12:05 PM PST by marshmallow
BAGHDAD (AFP) - More than half of the Iraqis displaced by conflict to other parts of the country have returned to their homes, the UN migration agency said on Thursday (Jan 4).
At the end of December, more than 3.2 million displaced Iraqis had gone home while 2.6 millions still lived away, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said.
Iraqi forces have regained large swathes of the country from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group since the militants seized them in 2014, sending tens of thousands running for their lives.
In December, Baghdad declared victory over ISIS after a three-year war against the extremists that caused tens of thousands more to flee.
"The retaking of areas by the Iraqi forces is significant, as is the improvement of security," said IOM communications officer Sandra Black.
Nearly one-third are reported to have returned to houses that have been significantly or completely damaged, she said.
Around 60 per cent went back to housing that was only moderately damaged.
Other infrastructure has also been affected in the fighting, with residents in some areas reporting no water or power supply.
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Invading Iraq was the most asinine decision ever made by a president. I can care less what the leftards thought or think, they are hypocrites as in the case of Syria,Libya and the like.
Man... at the time I had no idea I was being played the fool by Washington.
WOT is a shit show.
Wow!
They lived in a hell-hole, and then return to a total shit-hole!
Why?
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