Reconstructing Iraq (8) The Return of the Refugees

In case Peter Hitchens missed it (see yesterdays Using Iraq watch Update) back in December 2004 UNHCR Spokesperson Jennifer Pagonis reported “UNHCR is closing several camps for Iraqi refugees in the Islamic Republic of Iran following the departure of more than half of the 202,000 Iraqi refugees in the country. A total of 107,000 refugees have returned to Iraq since the end of Saddam Hussein's rule last year. Many of the refugees had sought asylum in Iran for more than two decades”. And many more have returned since December 2004. (AJ)