The Iraqi refugees, who decided to return to their homeland, flew off from Minsk National Airport on a special flight Minsk - Erbil - Baghdad by Iraqi Airways on 18 November.
One of the refugees said that he tried to cross the Belarusian-Polish border seven times. He was detained by the Polish police and returned to Belarus. According to the man, it was very cold at the border, and, having way to reach Europe, he decided to return to his homeland.