Iraqi official urges Australia to take back alleged IS fighters during meeting with ambassador

By Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter · The Guardian World

Iraq’s national security adviser Qassim al-Araji says he told Australian ambassador that countries should repatriate prisoners Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A senior Iraqi government official has implored Australia to repatriate a group of suspected Islamic State fighters, raising the issue with Canberra’s top diplomat in Baghdad just weeks after the detainees were transferred out of Syria. In a post on X, Iraq’s national security adviser, Qassim al-Araji, said he met with ambassador Glenn Miles last week, and told him that foreign detainees should be returned to their home countries. This is despite such a task being made more difficult by growing instability in the region, caused by the war in Iran. Continue reading...