Iraq, Iran exchange remains of their war victims

Iraq and Iran have set October 13 as a date to hold the operation of exchanging remains of fighting who were killed in the war between the two countries during the year 1980- 1988.

The Iraqi daily al-Joumhoreyah ( the Republic ) said on Sunday that the Iraqi- Iranian joint committee to this effect was able during their recent meetings on October 10th from eliminating certain negative aspects that used to emerge in previous meetings.

The committee, according to the Iraqi daily, reached an agreement on new areas of work in Misan area in search for the remains of killed soldiers near al-Amara in the south after ending work in al-Shalamija south area. In this area remains to be found will be exchanged.

Worthy mentioning that that two countries for several times exchanged remains of killed persons in the war in the south and central parts of Iraq in the framework of a program agreed upon between them.

On August 16, the two countries exchanged the remains of 318 Iraqi and Iranian soldiers.