(MENAFN) Iraqi authorities are increasing pressure on families in displacement camps in Anbar province to return to their homes ahead of national elections scheduled for May, international aid agencies say.
The families were displaced from their homes during the war against Daesh (ISIS) group; 2.6 million people are still uprooted due to war.
The Danish Refugee Council, the International Rescue Committee and the Norwegian Refugee Council said Wednesday the drive comes as Iraqi officials have suggested they would like to see people moved back to retaken areas to vote because it isn't currently possible to vote in displacement camps.
Many families did not get the chance to return to their homes due to destroyed places, unexploded ordnance and lack of services in their neighborhoods, according to the agencies 32-page report.
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