
Over the weekend, more than 2,000 Syrian army soldiers sought refuge in Iraq following the collapse of the Syrian government. The Iraqi government has responded by creating a tent city to accommodate these soldiers who fled their country.
The Iraqi Defense Ministry instructed military units in western Anbar province to establish a camp with hundreds of tents to house the 2,150 Syrian soldiers. The mayor of the nearby town of Rutba, Imad al-Dulaimi, confirmed this development.