Leaving Iraq

For years there has been a steady stream of people leaving Iraq. Our Iraqi buddy Isam Kalka tells us people make a pit stop in Jordan or Syria because it’s close and the countries have a history with Iraq, but after that most people travel on elsewhere. Two of the more popular destinations are Denmark and Sweden, and Sweden is currently receiving 63% of the asylum requests made to European countries. We talked to a couple of expats, and it turns out they all had different, but equally convincing, reasons to leave.

Vice: Why did you leave Iraq?

Aras: What is the biggest difference between Sweden and Iraq? Have you been back to Iraq? Vice: How long have you been here for?

Baho: What was the civil war like? What’s the best thing about Sweden? What do you miss about Iraq?

Vice: When did you arrive?

Zeed: Why Sweden? What are your dreams now? What about the climate? It’s really cold here. Vice: How long have you been here?

Sally: I Why did you leave? If you had to choose, where would you rather live, here or there? What do you miss the most about Iraq?