تطورات خطيرة للغاية في قضية السودانيين المعرضين للخطر في العراق...

Quote: I want to give you a progress report on the Darfurians in Iraq. First, the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration in the State Department promised to raise this issue with the Iraqi minister of displacement today. Second, the Darfur coordinator at State has passed this on to the Near Eastern Affairs division, which is very concerned about reports that U.S. troops forcibly pulled them back from the border. We have stressed the refugees’ urgent need for food, water and protection. Although the welfare of the refugees is apparently the responsibility of the new Iraqi government, we have appealed to State to ask the military to survey the condition of the refugees and make sure they get the protection they require. My colleague, Maureen Lynch, is working on this issue. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. I realize, of course, that making our government aware of the issue won’t by itself solve the problem, but at least people are working on the problem. Ken