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Iraqi Refugees

Iraq, 10 years on: "Living in prolonged limbo"
Posted by The.IRC on March 19th, 2013
Ten years after the invasion, there are more than 1 million Iraqis who have little hope of returning to their homes due to ongoing violence. IRC protection teams travel across Iraq to provide legal support to those seeking a permanent home. more »
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Iraq, 10 years on: “I left my heart in Baghdad”
Posted by The.IRC on March 19th, 2013
As a refugee from Iraq, IRC English teacher Taghreed had to meet the same challenges her students face every day: the stress of leaving a home, the difficulties of resettlement, and the adjustment to American life. more »
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Iraq, 10 years on: Dalya’s memories
Posted by The.IRC on March 18th, 2013
Dalya Sarkees can still describe the colorful dawn sky above Baghdad the morning the U.S.-led invasion started. She's one of thousands of Iraqi refugees resettled in the U.S. by the IRC as violence continues to plague the country a decade after the war began in 2003. more »
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IRC responding to the turning refugee tide in Iraq
Posted by The.IRC on October 3rd, 2012
What was a trickle only months ago is becoming a steady flow. During the first seven months of the year, close to 9,000 refugees crossed into Iraq from Syria. However, since early August, more than twice that number have arrived here. more »
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Quoted: U.S. must do more to help Iraqis who helped us
Posted by The.IRC on April 25th, 2012
The IRC's Bob Carey was interviewed for a recent Philadelphia Inquirer column on dangers facing Iraqis who worked for U.S. forces, as they wait for Special Immigrant Visas to be processed. more »
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What we're watching: Salaam Dunk
Posted by The.IRC on April 24th, 2012
Basketball is much more than a game in Salaam Dunk, a stirring documentary about an Iraqi women’s basketball team. For the young women on the team, it is a blissful release from the realities of a war-torn nation. more »
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My brother’s love for Iraq
Posted by zaineb_irc on January 17th, 2012
My younger brother Ahmed was killed because he loved Iraq and wanted to work for peace. Ahmed was a top student at Baghdad University, where he majored in English and was studying to be an interpreter. more »
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The crisis left behind in Iraq
Posted by The.IRC on December 29th, 2011
Critical U.S. programs that give sanctuary to Iraqis who are in danger because they worked for the U.S. military are mired in bureaucratic delays. Meanwhile, millions of internally displaced Iraqis languish in urban slums and squatter settlements, growing increasingly destitute. more »
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Our dream for Iraqis back home
Posted by The.IRC on December 21st, 2011
Iraqi colleagues who work in the IRC’s refugee resettlement offices help to shine a spotlight on the ongoing crisis in Iraq by sharing personal accounts of the dangers and threats they have faced. First, Noor and Ali's story. more »
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Iraqis face a precarious future
Posted by RoxannePaisible_IRC on December 21st, 2011
An estimated 1.3 million Iraqis remain displaced in their own country as the U.S. military mission in Iraq comes to an end. We must not forget their urgent protection needs. more »
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