The 2003 Invasion of Iraq by the US and UK was well announced, giving the UNCHR time to prepare for the expected outflow of Iraqi refugees into Jordan, Syria, and Turkey. The expected migration into Jordan did not occur in great numbers in the immediate aftermath of the invasion. Jordon saw only a few hundred refugees. The UNHCR scaled back its preparations.
Until 2006, refugees crossed the border into Jordon in an orderly fashion, with proper visas, according to Arafat Jamal, deputy representative of the UNHCR. In 2006, when sectarian violence flared up refugee outflow into Jordan increased dramatically.
It has been estimated that there are one million Iraqi refugees in Jordan, however, Deputy Jamal only referred to those 450,000 who have registered with the nation of Jordan.
Deputy Jamal stated in strong terms that resettlement into Iraq is NOT recommended at this time. Only a few hundred have returned to their homes in Iraq from Jordan.
[blogging is highly restricted from our current location - I will continue this tomorrow, inshaallah]
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