Iraq asylum seekers are sent home

BBC

Fifteen failed Iraqi asylum seekers have been sent home from the UK, despite protests that it is not safe.
The group was removed on Sunday and is believed to have been sent to Irbil in the Kurdish northern area of Iraq.

The Home Office said that, although there were difficulties in parts of Iraq, it did not accept this was the case in all areas.

The Refugee Council said it was appalled by the move and the situation all over Iraq remained volatile.

The government decision follows advice from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) that some returns to Kurdish regions of Iraq were now "feasible".