Iraq Nurses

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  11 Indian Nurses Rescued in Iraq, to Return Home in 3-5 Days

  A batch of 11 Indian nurses has been rescued from conflict-hit Kirkuk area of Iraq and will be arriving home in the next three-five days, External Affairs Ministry said today.

• Kerala Government Gives Three Job Options to Returnee Nurses

  The Kerala government on Tuesday offered three options to the 534 nurses who had to return from Iraq and Libya due to the conflict in those countries.

• 43 Indian Nurses Who Were Stranded in Libya Arrive in Kerala

  Forty-three Indian nurses, stranded in strife-torn Libya, arrived in Kerala this morning.

• 43 Indian Nurses From War-Torn Libya Arrive in Kerala

  The first batch of 44 Keralite nurses, stranded in strife torn Libya, will arrive today.

• Oommen Chandy Seeks Support for Nurses Evacuated from Iraq and Libya

  To further the cause of rehabilitating the nurses who have been evacuated from war-torn Iraq and in the process of being evacuated from Libya, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today met 20 business representatives from the healthcare sector to shore up support.

• Blog: I Was an ISIS Hostage: A Kerala Nurse's Iraq Diary

  They were fasting for Ramzan, but gave us food, says Neenu Jose.

• Another 29 Kerala Nurses Return From Iraq

  Another batch of 29 nurses from Kerala returned to the state from war-torn Iraq today.

• Back Home, Kerala Nurses Fear Loan Sharks More Than ISIS

  26-year-old Jensy from Idukki in Kerala has been filling an employment form with urgency. She is among the 15 nurses who did not want to leave war-torn Tikrit in Iraq, despite sleeping with the sounds of bomb explosions and being surrounded by Sunni militants.

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  Back From Iraq, Kerala Nurses Face New Struggle

  For many of the 46 nurses who have returned from war-torn Iraq after the intervention of Indian government, it's a new struggle, of finding jobs and financial stability.

• Grit And Determination of 46 Nurses Helped: Oommen Chandy

  The grit and determination of the 46 nurses helped in their evacuation from Iraq, said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy as he called for providing higher education and jobs in the state so that there is no need to go abroad.

• Another 200 Indian Nationals Return From Iraq

  A day after 46 Indian nurses returned to Kochi in Kerala from war-torn Iraq, a special chartered flight carrying 200 more Indians from Najaf landed at the Delhi International Airport this morning.

• 'Nurses are Back, But What About Our People': Family Members of Workers Kidnapped in Iraq

  Amandeep Kaur, a resident of Fatehgadh in Punjab's Hoshiyarpur district, has not heard from her husband Kulwinder Singh in over two weeks.

• BJP Lauds Government Efforts in Bringing Back Indians from Iraq

  The BJP today lauded the government for its efforts in ensuring the safe return of Indians from strife-torn Iraq and expressed hope that the remaining stranded countrymen would also be brought back safely to their motherland.

• Indian Nurses Vow Not to go Back to Iraq

  After about a month long ordeal in strife torn Iraq, 46 Indian nurses returned to their homeland today with most of them vowing not to go back risking their lives.

• Indian Nurses Freed from Iraq Reach Kochi, Reunite With Families

  46 Indian nurses who were stranded in war-torn Iraq returned to Kochi in Kerala on a special Air India plane today and had an emotional reunion with their families. Anxious relatives, clutching flower bouquets and hoisting "Welcome Home" banners, had been waiting for them at the airport since morning. The nurses were held captive by the Sunni insur...