Migrants gather in a camp near the Bruzgi-Kuznica checkpoint on the Belarusian-Polish border
Posted on 11/18/2021 7:27:40 AM PST by Cronos
Iraqis, especially Kurds, make up a significant number of the estimated 4,000 migrants trapped at the Belarus border trying to cross into Lithuania, Latvia and Poland.
Some 430 people, mostly Iraqi Kurds, were booked onto a flight due to leave this afternoon from Minsk airport, the Iraqi foreign ministry said.
They were due to board the flight at 1.45pm, bound for Erbil in Iraq's autonomous northern Kurdistan region, and then on to Baghdad, the ministry added.
Iraqis, especially Kurds, make up a significant number of the estimated 4,000 migrants trapped at the Belarus border trying to cross into Lithuania, Latvia and Poland.
Buses and planes are also being organised to relocate some of men, women and children camping there after two weeks of rising tensions.
The EU has accused Belarus of encouraging migrants towards its borders in retaliation for sanctions over a crackdown on protests last year against President Alexander Lukashenko's contested re-election.
Mr Lukashenko said Belarus was trying to persuade migrants to go home but that none of them wanted to return.
Many migrants say they have been prevented from returning through Belarus.
...Poland's Border Guard tweeted on Thursday that there had been 501 attempts to cross the border on Wednesday, with one group consisting of about 500 people - an increase from previous days.
Poland's Defence Ministry said that one of the attempts - by a group of about 100 people - was inspired by Belarusian forces.
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Migrants gather in a camp near the Bruzgi-Kuznica checkpoint on the Belarusian-Polish border
I wonder who gets all the bonus bucks for buying all that camping gear. REI would be happy.
Europe needs to be cleared completely of all the phony “refugees” and “asylum seekers” who have invaded over the last 20 years. Moving millions of people back to wherever they invaded from will be a massive undertaking, but the Euros have the Euros to spend on it.
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