Iraqi diplomats endure amid Baghdad collapse and exile
Iraqi diplomats around the world continue routine duties such as renewing passports and registering births while Baghdad’s regime has fallen. Some ambassadors are absent or hiding, others publicly speak or burn symbols of Saddam, and many lack clear status with host countries as they await new marching orders.
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Nabil al-Janabi
Beirut
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Tokyo
Sami Sadom
Iraqis Around the World
A brief item notes the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reporting on Iraqi diaspora and refugee movement globally. The report highlights displacement patterns, aid needs, and regional responses affecting communities in multiple nations.
Former Iraqi intel official captured by U.S. forces
U S forces captured Farouk Hijazi, a former Iraqi intelligence official and current ambassador to Tunisia, in Iraq. Once a link between Saddam’s Mukhabarat and al Qaeda, Hijazi was not among the top 55 most wanted by the U.S. playing cards. Hijazi previously led external operations and served as Turkey ambassador before being recalled after Sept. 11.
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Haidar Ahmed
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