Iraqi Kurdistan brings home migrants trapped at Belarus-Poland border

The Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq said its constituents were lured into emigrating by criminal smugglers.
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Iraqi migrants who were flown home from the Belarusian capital Minsk arrive at the airport in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region, on Nov. 18, 2021. - SAFIN HAMED/AFP via Getty Images
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Hundreds of people returned to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq from Belarus today after attempting to cross into the European Union.

More than 400 migrants arrived at Erbil International Airport from the Belarusian capital Minsk after opting to return home, Kurdish media outlets reported. The flight was arranged by the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal Iraqi government, a KRG spokesperson tweeted.

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