ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Iraqi Minister of Migration and Displacement Evan Jabro reiterated her ministry's intention to close all Internal Displaced Person (IDPs) camps and accused “some parties” of using the camps for political and personal benefits.
There are 37,000 displaced Iraqi families still in the Kurdistan Region, according to Jabro, speaking to reporters during a visit to Arbat camp in Sulaimani. Returning these families back to their homes in Iraqi provinces will need cooperation between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), she said.
Last year, the Iraqi government began a push to close about 17 IDP camps around the country, three years after the defeat of the Islamic State group (ISIS).
"The most important obstacles to the return of the displaced to their areas, especially in Salahaddin governorate, are due to clan disputes,” Jabro said. Destruction of homes, businesses, and public infrastructure in the war against ISIS is also an impediment to people returning home, she added.
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