Iraq’s Kurdistan region sets quota for Syrian refugees: aid agencies

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Syrian refugees cross the border into the autonomous Kurdish region of northern IraqGENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian refugees continue to stream over the border into northern Iraq, where the Kurdistan regional government has put in place a daily quota of 3,000, aid agencies said on Tuesday. About 30,000 refugees, believed to be mainly Syrian Kurds, have poured into Iraq since Thursday, and up to 3,000 are lined up to cross on Tuesday, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said. "The Kurdistan regional government authorities have put a daily quota for those refugees who will be allowed in. …

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