Iraq's Minister of Foreign Affairs Calls for International Cooperation to Rebuild and Reintegrate Families of ISIS Defectors

Strategic Insights -

Iraq's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Fuad Hussein, delivered a speech at the ministerial meeting of the International Coalition to combat ISIS in Marrakesh on November 5, 2022. He commended the international efforts to combat terrorism, restore stability, and reconstruct areas liberated from ISIS. The Minister emphasized the importance of addressing the humanitarian situation of families in al-Hol camp in Syria, preventing ISIS from infiltrating IDP camps, and reorganizing it.

Key Takeaways:

  • Iraq has returned nearly 500 Iraqi families to Al-Jadaa camp in Nineveh Governorate, most of whom are women and children.
  • The Minister called on the coalition countries to assist in the process of transferring families from al-Hol camp and developing reintegration and rehabilitation programs.
  • Iraq urges countries to receive their nationals, detained in Iraq, and ensure accountability of those involved in their countries.
  • The Minister called for international cooperation to control borders, monitor suspicious financial operations, and control the flow of terrorist elements.
  • Iraq has enacted the Yazidi survivors law to support victims of ISIS and ensure accountability of its members.
  • The government is working with many countries to combat terrorism, dry up its financing sources, and freeze terrorist funds.
  • The Minister emphasized the importance of drying up the intellectual sources of extremism for peaceful coexistence.

Statistics:

  • 500 Iraqi families have been returned to Al-Jadaa camp in Nineveh Governorate.
  • Most of the returned families are women and children.

Sources:

  • Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com)
  • SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info)