The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/iraqi-refugees/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:14:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Iraqi refugees | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/iraqi-refugees/ 32 32 German court rejects Iraqi’s appeal over rape, murder of Jewish teen https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-court-rejects-iraqis-appeal-over-rape-murder-of-jewish-teen/ Tue, 12 May 2020 14:56:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2304420 Federal court upholds life sentence for rejected asylum seeker Ali Bashar, almost two years after shocking killing of Susanna Feldman

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]]> German police arrest 3 suspected of extremist bomb plot https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-police-arrest-3-suspected-of-extremist-bomb-plot/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 12:17:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2009169 Iraqi suspects ordered detonator, downloaded bomb-making instructions and tested explosive powder, authorities say

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]]> Kuwait to host Iraq reconstruction summit https://www.timesofisrael.com/kuwait-to-host-iraq-reconstruction-summit/ Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:24:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1766905 Deputy foreign minister says his country has 'moral, humanitarian and Arab' duty to support its neighbor, despite 'past wounds'

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]]> Return to Mosul a distant dream for many displaced https://www.timesofisrael.com/return-to-mosul-a-distant-dream-for-many-displaced/ Sat, 15 Jul 2017 11:07:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1658606 As some semblance of calm accompanies end of fighting in ruined city, many hope to rebuild their lives

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]]> Belgian language book for migrants refers to bombs, jails https://www.timesofisrael.com/belgian-language-book-for-migrants-refers-to-bombs-jails/ Thu, 11 May 2017 19:22:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1617507 Iraqi refugee and teacher dismayed to discover text book teaches lines like 'Daddy throws a bomb and goes to prison'

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]]> With US ban, despair sets in among refugees, their American relatives https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-us-ban-despair-sets-in-among-refugees-their-american-relatives/ Sun, 29 Jan 2017 02:32:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1550066 'What's next?' asks US citizen whose father was detained, sent back to Iraq, 'are they going to create camps for Muslims and put us in?'

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]]> Trump faces growing fallout from new immigration crackdown https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-faces-growing-fallout-from-new-immigration-crackdown/ Sat, 28 Jan 2017 18:44:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1549947 Aid organizations rush translators, lawyers to airports in bid to help US-approved asylum seekers who were en route as ban came down

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]]> US rights groups file lawsuit over entry ban for 7 Muslim states https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-rights-groups-file-lawsuit-over-entry-ban-for-7-muslim-states/ Sat, 28 Jan 2017 17:18:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1549874 Move by ACLU, other organizations comes after 2 Iraqi men detained at JFK; lawyers say both had valid visas

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]]> Iraqi family barred from flying to US from Cairo https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraqi-family-barred-from-flying-to-us-from-cairo/ Sat, 28 Jan 2017 14:17:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1549843 Husband, wife and 2 kids with American visas informed they cannot board flight due to new regulations signed by Trump

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]]> Fleeing IS, some Mosul refugees live in holes in Iraqi desert https://www.timesofisrael.com/mosul-refugees-are-living-in-holes-in-iraqi-desert/ Sat, 05 Nov 2016 15:52:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1492594&preview_id=1492594 As special forces seek to oust jihadists from city, civilians forced into the barren surroundings ask, 'Where is the United Nations?'

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]]> Middle East’s ‘demons’ now an unstoppable force, writes veteran correspondent https://www.timesofisrael.com/middle-easts-demons-now-an-unstoppable-force-writes-veteran-correspondent/ Mon, 24 Oct 2016 06:37:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1482289 In book of on-scene diaries 'The Age of Jihad,' Patrick Cockburn describes why the sectarian holy war in the Middle East is now an unclosable Pandora's box

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]]> Starving Iraqis risk all to flee Islamic State’s crumbling rule https://www.timesofisrael.com/starving-iraqis-risk-all-to-flee-islamic-states-crumbling-rule/ Mon, 30 May 2016 12:03:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1400973 252 families escape dire conditions and are being housed in camp that opened on Saturday; 50,000 people still trapped inside Fallujah

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]]> Student says US airline booted him for speaking Arabic https://www.timesofisrael.com/student-says-us-airline-booted-him-for-speaking-arabic/ Mon, 18 Apr 2016 09:07:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1377534 Iraqi refugee claims he was removed from LA flight after passengers overheard him saying 'God willing' on the phone

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]]> It’s home bittersweet home for returning Iraqi migrants https://www.timesofisrael.com/its-home-bittersweet-home-for-returning-iraqi-migrants/ Sat, 02 Apr 2016 16:57:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1368698 Disappointment, homesickness and fear of violent attacks from neo-Nazi gangs motivating thousands to return to their war-torn homeland

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]]> French PM: Merkel’s refugee policy ‘unsustainable in long-term’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-pm-merkels-refugee-policy-unsustainable-in-long-term/ Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:57:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1339054 Manuel Valls says Europe 'has to regain control over its borders, over its migration or asylum policies'

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