At the end of Decemb­er, more than 3.2 millio­n displa­ced Iraqis had gone home while 2.6 millio­ns still lived awayBAGHDAD: More than half of Iraqis displaced by conflict to other parts of the country have returned to their homes, the UN migration agency said on Thursday. At the end of December, more than 3.2 million displaced Iraqis had gone home while 2.6 millions still lived away, the International Organization for Migration said. “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. More than one million Iraqis have returned home to the Sunni-majority western province of Anbar, from which Iraqi forces expelled the last militants late last year.

Source: The Express Tribune January 04, 2018 15:56 UTC