UN to close ‘tragic chapter’ of Palestinian refugees stranded on Iraq-Syria border

BAGHDAD – The head of the U.N. refugee agency says the resettlement of Palestinian refugees stranded on the Iraq-Syria border is nearly complete. Antonio Guterres, the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, says the agency hopes to resettle a last group of about 200 Palestinian refugees from a camp in the very near future, closing what he called a “tragic chapter.” He also said Monday the Iraqi government has promised to protect around 10,000 Palestinians remaining in the country as well as Turkish Kurds and other foreign refugees in the country. Palestinians in Iraq became a target for persecution after Saddam Hussein’s regime fell in 2003 and were forced to flee to Syria. Thousands…

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UN to close ‘tragic chapter’ of Palestinian refugees stranded on Iraq-Syria border

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