Iraq's government on Tuesday urged all its citizens living in Syria to return home immediately to escape the escalating war. Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said Baghdad called on the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the opposition forces to resist harming Iraqis who may be caught in the crossfire. "They are not part of the conflict going on in Syria now," AP quoted al-Dabbagh as saying in a statement. He cited a "rise in killings and assaults on Iraqis residing in Syria."
