LIVE: Iraqis evacuated from Belarus return home after failing to enter EU

Iraqis stranded in Minsk and who voluntarily registered for evacuation land in Erbil, as thousands of migrants are trapped in frozen woods at the Belarusian border with Poland in a tug-of-war between East and West. Polish police have clashed with migrants trying to cross the border from Belarus. Thousands of migrants gathered near the Belarus border on Monday, Polish authorities said, as European Union member states called for more sanctions against Minsk and security forces braced for more attempts to force through the frontier.
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