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| Iraq |
| UNHCR: Syrian refugees expelled from their houses in Iraq |
| 2003-06-27 |
| The spokeswoman for the UNHCR said yesterday that Syrian refugees were expelled from their houses in Iraq under the threats of weapons since the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime in April. Tap, tap, nope. Millitta Sonietch said "the Syrians face the same problem faced by the Palestinians, of whom 800 families were expelled from their homes," noting that "some stressed to me they were expelled under threat of weapons." She continued that "criminals came and threw them out and confiscated their properties and sold them before they controlled their flats." "Criminals" meaning the owners of the houses who were forced by Saddam to let these "refugees" live in their property at little or no rent. Now it's payback time. |
| Posted by:Steve |