After the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, 2,100 soldiers who fled to Iraq want to return to their country. THEY HELD A PROTEST DEMONSTRATION2,100 soldiers belonging to the Syrian army, who took refuge in the Rutba district of Anbar province on the Syrian border, held a protest to return to their country. The soldiers gathered near the Syrian border gate, calling on Iraqi authorities, chanting slogans like, "Send us back to our country." NO OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM IRAQI AUTHORITIESNo official statement has yet been made by Iraqi authorities regarding the matter. Iraqi authorities have not yet made a decision regarding the fate of the soldiers in question. REGIME SOLDIERS HAD FLED TO IRAQThe district governor of Rutba, Imad al-Duleimi, announced that 2,100 soldiers belonging to the Syrian army had taken refuge in the district. Al-Duleimi stated that the fleeing soldiers are housed in tents and that the region lacks sufficient electricity, water, and heating facilities, and due to the lack of internet access in the camp where they are placed, they are unable to communicate with their families.
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