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US aid cuts hinder Iraqi repatriations from IS-linked Syria camp: official


Wednesday, 5 March, 2025 , 16:43

Baghdad, March 5, 2025 (AFP) — The United States' decision to cut humanitarian aid hinders Iraq's efforts to repatriate its nationals from an IS-linked detention camp in Syria by the end of 2025, National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji told AFP Wednesday.

"Iraq has a plan to... transfer all Iraqis" from the al-Hol camp to another in Iraq that still requires significant work and support from international organisations to accommodate arrivals, Araji said. But "the only and main obstacle is halting aid to organisations, and Iraq cannot resolve this issue alone".