UNAMI expresses concern at reports of attacks on Syrian workers in Iraq, welcomes the Iraqi Government’s immediate and urgent actions [EN/AR/KU]

Baghdad, 13 March 2025 - Reports circulating of attacks against Syrian workers in Iraq are of grave concern to the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).

UNAMI welcomes the unequivocal condemnation of such attacks by Prime Minister Mr. Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani and commends the Iraqi Government's decision to set up a specialized security team to pursue the perpetrators of such attacks, which infringe on human dignity as well as human rights and violate the applicable Iraqi laws.

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) calls on all to abide by the law, exercise wisdom, stay away from hate speech and maintain stability within a secure Iraq that is reconciled with itself and its surrounding.

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For more information, please contact: Mr. Samir Ghattas, Director of Public Information/Spokesperson, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, Phone: +964 790 193 1281, Email: ghattass@un.org

Or the UNAMI Public Information Office: unami-information@un.org