INQUIRER.net: Some areas of Iraq are ‘no-go zones’

INQUIRER.net Philippine News for Filipinos

Some areas of Iraq are 'no-go zones' Apr 20th 2013, 23:38 MANILA, Philippines—The deployment ban to Iraq may have been lifted but four provinces in that strife-torn country remain "no-go zones" to Filipinos, the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) said on Saturday.   The POEA said Philippine and Iraqi diplomats had determined that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should not be sent to work in the provinces of Anbar, Ninewah/Nineveh, Kirkuk (Tamim, Al Tamim, At-Tamim) and Salahuddin/Salahaddin.   "The POEA board resolves to resume the processing and deployment of returning workers or rehires bound for Iraq, except for areas identified as 'no-go' zones," the agency said in a resolution on April 17. ... Keep on reading: Some areas of Iraq are 'no-go zones' Media files: poea1.jpg (image/jpeg)

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