KRG works to identify missing Kurdish migrants among bodies in Libya

For nearly two months, 18 Kurdish migrants, 11 of whom are from the Region’s Raparin administration, have been missing. They were being smuggled through Libya to Europe, and their families lost contact with them during their journey, according to information obtained by The New Region.

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KRG to repatriate three migrants from Libya as 11 remain missing: Official

The 11 missing individuals are from the Kurdistan Region’s Raparin Administration and traveled to Libya around two months ago.

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KRG to repatriate 33 people who were missing in Libya: Ministry

Many Kurdish youth travel to Libya in a bid to enter Europe illegally and are frequently repatriated to the Kurdistan Region while many are either arrested or abducted.

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Iraq participates in global anti-migrant smuggling meeting in Vienna

The Wednesday event, organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), saw representatives gather to discuss “strengthening whole-of-route and integrated transnational approaches to the smuggling of migrants” and how to better delineate information-sharing to this end.

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Libyan human trafficking network kidnaps eight Kurds, threatens to harvest their organs

“In July of last year, 158 young Kurds were arrested together. For a long time we were subjected to humiliation, beatings, and threats of having our kidneys removed,” a young man who escaped the gang after being held in captivity for seven months told The New Region.

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Iraq to repatriate 70 nationals from Libya amid efforts to curb illegal migration

“The embassy is working with high effort and in coordination with the relevant Libyan authorities to identify their fate and hand them over to the concerned shelter centers, after which procedures for their voluntary return to Iraq will begin,” Ahmed al-Sahhaf said about the 70 Iraqi nationals. 

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Kurdistan Region repatriated over 300 migrants from Africa in 2025: Official

Bakr Ali revealed that 319 Kurdish migrants were repatriated from Libya and Tunisia, adding, however, that "approximately 50 migrants remain detained in some countries, and the government is working to secure their release and return to the Region."

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Iraq repatriates 40 Kurdish migrants from Libya as embassy expands return efforts

Iraq’s embassy in Tripoli announced the return of 40 Kurdish migrants from Libya to Erbil on Saturday, with another 35 set to follow soon.

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14 migrants dead, three rescued after boat sinks off Turkey’s Mugla coast

The boat sank off the coast of Bodrum in the Aegean Sea, a major route for migrants attempting to reach Europe.

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