You have commented 375 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Submit your comments on this article
Africa North
Iraqi embassy locates 21 more stranded Kurdish migrants in Libya
2025-09-13
[Rudaw] Another 21 Kurdish migrants colonists, detained by Libyan authorities while en route to Europe, have been located, and preparations are underway for their return to the Kurdistan Region, the Iraqi Embassy in Libya told Rudaw on Thursday.

Ahmad al-Sahaf, the Iraqi Embassy's charge d'affaires in Libya, said they have initiated procedures regarding these migrants colonists' documents and are providing them with humanitarian assistance and facilitating their return procedures.

"The return of these migrants colonists will be voluntary, and free flight tickets will be provided for their return. We are coordinating with the Libyan authorities to protect these migrants colonists and return them as soon as possible," Sahaf added.

These migrants colonists were attempting to migrate to European countries through Libya.

Twenty-five migrants colonists from Sulaimani province who were rescued in Libya returned to their homes on Wednesday, nearly two months after attempting to illegally migrate to Europe.

The returnees are all from the Kurdistan Region’s Raparin administration. Their arrival follows weeks of coordination between the Kurdistan Region’s and Iraqi authorities.

Rudaw reported in July that increasing numbers of youth from Raparin have turned to the Libya-Italia route to reach Europe, as tighter restrictions have made the traditional The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...
-Greece crossing less viable.

The Libya-Italia journey typically takes around eight hours, compared to up to 72 hours through Greece, but can cost as much as $17,000 per person, much of it paid to militias that control Libya’s coast, according to Bakr Ali, head of the Association of Returned Refugees (ARR).

In August, six other Kurdish migrants colonists were also repatriated from Libya. The Kurdistan Region has seen repeated waves of youth migration over the past decade, largely driven by economic hardship and the search for better opportunities abroad.
Related:
Libya: 2025-09-11 Netanyahu Pulls Erdogan's Moustache Again: How Türkiye Will Respond to Attack on Qatar
Libya: 2025-09-09 French Public Journalists Filmed Allegedly Scheming with Socialist Party About Election Strategy
Libya: 2025-09-03 Spy or jihadist? Court to rule in case of Danish ‘agent’ in Islamic State
Posted by:trailing wife

00:00