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World Factbook: Iraq Transnational Issues


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Iraq


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Iraq Transnational Issues:

Disputes — international:
Coalition forces assist Iraqis in monitoring boundary security; Iraq's lack of a maritime boundary with Iran prompts jurisdiction disputes beyond the mouth of the Shatt al Arab in the Persian Gulf; Turkey has expressed concern over the status of Kurds in Iraq

Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees country of origin: 150,000 (Palestinian Territories)
IDPs: 1,340,280 (ongoing US-led war and Kurds' subsequent return) (2004)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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