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Iraqi refugees hug their relatives after returning from Syria. Thousands of Iraqi refugees who fled to Syria have returned to Iraq after a relative improvement in the security situation.
Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007

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  • Bobby Ghosh
  • Thousands of Iraqi refugees who fled last year's violence are returning, but many more are staying away. Here are four reasons why it's too early to proclaim the end of the civil war
Photo: Wathiq Khuzaie / Getty | Source: Iraqi refugees were the best indicator of how bad things got in last year's violence. Some are going home now, but it's too early to proclaim the end of the civil war. Four reasons the trickle back to Iraq isn't turning into a flood