Iraqis return 'in thousands,' violence falls

[Texpat]

An estimated 1,000 people a day are returning across Iraq's borders having previously moving abroad to escape the violence, Iraqi authorities say.


Most of the returnees are coming from Syria - and very few from Jordan, where better-off refugees tended to go.

An improving security situation - but also the lack of job opportunities for Iraqis in Syria - may account for the move, correspondents say.

However, at least five people died in a bombing in Ramadi on Wednesday.
A suicide bomber slammed a vehicle into a courthouse compound, police said.

The attack came as a sudden return to violence in a region which has become markedly more peaceful since Sunni tribesmen joined forces with the US military to tackle al-Qaeda militants last year.

Violence falls
Over 4.4m Iraqis are thought to have been displaced by violence since the US-led invasion of 2003 - but a growing trickle of those who fled the country are now coming back.
Iraq's ministry of migration told the BBC about 1,000 people were returning every day.

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraqis return home 'in thousands'

[Mid]

given that folks are still fleeing in some areas ??

is it a net gain or loss ?

Bueller ..................

[raycarey]

i wonder if those 'thousands' bought round trip tickets.

[blackgang]

You tell em Ray, do you make weekly of monthly trips over there to keep up to speed on tha action??

[stroller]

Is this a prerequisite to have an opinion?

That would disqualify yourself to start with.