2,500 Lebanese refugees in Iraq return home via Al-Qaim border crossing

ANBAR — The local administration of Al-Qaim district, located in Anbar governorate, announced on Saturday that 2,500 Lebanese refugees have returned to their country in the last two days.

Turki Mohammed Khleif, speaking to the Iraqi News Agency, stated that over the past two days, 2,500 Lebanese refugees, who had fled to Iraq due to the ongoing conflict in their country with Israel, crossed back into Lebanon through the Al-Qaim border crossing.

“The return of Lebanese citizens from Iraq to their country began through the Al-Qaim border crossing following the ceasefire agreement,” he said.

He added that the local government in Anbar facilitated their return, coordinating with the Iraq’s Ministry of Migration and Displacement to provide buses and other necessary materials to ease the process.

Hundreds of Lebanese families were displaced to neighboring countries, including Iraq, in recent months as a result of the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.

Some settled in various Iraqi cities. Following the announcement of a ceasefire and the end of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, many of these refugees are now returning to their homeland.

The recent ceasefire was mediated by the United States and France to bring an end to more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. The agreement outlines the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and the deployment of Lebanese security forces in their place.