Iraqi refugees in Egypt spurn government call to return home (only 240 out of 100k return)

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Source: Azzaman

Iraqi refugees in Egypt have turned down a government offer to lure them to return home.

The snub came following a call by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki who has offered financial incentives to help the returning refugees resettle.

Maliki has promised to pay for travel and accommodation and retrieve property of the returnees in case it has been confiscated or being occupied by others.

But only 240 Iraqis of more than 100,000 currently living in Cairo alone have returned.

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One Iraqi refugee in Cairo said both the U.S. and the Iraqi government have lost their credibility and it has become really hard to trust anything they say.

“We cannot believe their claims that conditions are safe. Our house is gone and our relatives staying behind give us a totally different picture of the situation,” the refugee who did not wish his name be revealed for security reasons said.



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