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Iraq FM: 417 stranded Iraqi migrants evacuated from Belarus

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said that it has evacuated 417 Iraqi migrants stranded in Belarus due to the ongoing crisis at the latter country’s border with European nations…reports Asian Lite News

“A ninth evacuation flight was operated for those who wanted to return voluntarily, with 417 Iraqi passengers on board,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed al-Sahaf said in a statement on Friday.

The number of evacuated migrants on the Belarusian-Polish border has reached over 3,550, many of whom are women and children, Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry as saying.

Iraq FM: 417 stranded Iraqi migrants evacuated from Belarus

In an earlier statement, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi stressed the importance of taking all “necessary measures to preserve the security and safety of Iraqi citizens, and work to avoid any Iraqis becoming a victim of human trafficking networks”.

Since August, thousands of migrants, most of whom are from Iraq, Syria and Yemen, have been stranded at the border between Belarus and its neighbours, seeking to enter the EU territory.

ALSO READ: EU plans sanctions against companies that help smuggle migrants

However, more migrants arrived at the Belarusian side of the border with Poland in November.

Numerous clashes have occurred on Belarus’s borders with Poland, Latvia and Lithuania.

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