Al-Sahhaf: Two Iraqis were recently released in Libya for illegal migration
The Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Libya, Ahmed Al-Sahhaf, announced today, Wednesday, the release of two Iraqis who had been detained in Libya for illegal migration.
In a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), Al-Sahhaf said: "After forty days of efforts, the Iraqi Embassy in Tripoli, in coordination with the relevant authorities in the Government of National Unity in the State of Libya-Tripoli, succeeded in releasing two Iraqi citizens who had entered Libya illegally with the aim of illegal migration through Libyan territory and from there to Europe."
He added, "The Iraqi Embassy, after coordination that was fraught with great complexity, succeeded in preserving the lives of the citizens who had fallen into the traps of human smuggling and trafficking networks. The Embassy secured their release, provided them with medical services, and granted them laissez-passer passports to enable their voluntary return to Iraq."
He continued, "The embassy had previously succeeded in releasing dozens of Iraqi migrants during 2024 and early 2025." He pointed out that "the Iraqi embassy, in accordance with the priorities of voluntary migrant return, announced through its official website and its platforms on Facebook and Twitter, a warning to young migrants of the need to exercise the utmost caution and vigilance to preserve their safety and security and prevent them from being deceived by these networks that threaten their safety and security. The embassy also affirms its continued efforts to release additional numbers of migrants and return them voluntarily to Iraq."
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