Iraq says it will repatriate its citizens stranded along the Poland-Belarus border who want to return home beginning Thursday as aid agencies warn of a worsening migrant crisis at Europe’s doorstep.
"Iraq will carry out a first flight for those who wish to return voluntarily on the 18th" of November from Belarus, Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed al-Sahaf said Sunday. He added that Iraqi authorities have drawn up a list of 571 Iraqis who are willing to return from the border “voluntarily” on flights from Minsk to Baghdad.