Reintegrating Iraqis Returning Home After Conflict: Lessons from Variation Between Four Communities

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Reintegrating Iraqis Returning Home After Conflict: Lessons from Variation Between Four Communities

Return policies and reintegration programming must consider the specificities of local communities and their internal dynamics.

By Mara Revkin, Benjamin Krick, Raed Aldulaimi

Published on Jan 8, 2025

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Mara Revkin

Nonresident Scholar, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

She is a nonresident scholar with Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program.

Benjamin Krick

Raed Aldulaimi

Iraq Middle East

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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