Iraqi officials say they are still recovering remains from the site of a mid-March U.S. airstrike in Mosul; so far they’ve removed nearly 300 bodies from the scene. Residents are leaving the city by the busload; joining the more than 300,000 who have fled since the October start of a U.S.-backed offensive against ISIS/the Islamic State.
As with Syrians fleeing civil war, Iraqis have faced severe difficulties when seeking refugee status in developed countries. A 60-year-old would-be refugee from Iraq is grabbing attention in Australia. Refugee advocates there say the case highlights what they call systemic failures in the country’s asylum system. Georgia Clark has this report.
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