Moving Out

As reported by BBC News, Iraqi forces have been told by their Prime Minister to evict all the squatters currently in Baghdad. The move comes after a recent fall in violence, but how can we be sure the climate will stay the same? Is it not commonplace for there to be a measure of peace in a war-torn country before a skirmish yet again breaks out?

The military statement, paraphrased from PM Nouri Maliki, states that "in the past few days, 275 families have returned. If squatters refuse to vacate their temporary home, they face up to three years in prison as well as fines. Those occupying official buildings could receive a harsher penalty." 

There is more than one family, I'm sure, who have no family or home to return to. What is the Iraqi government propose to do about them? Perhaps they should reassure the people that temporary camps are set up, such as those for Rwandan refugees in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. That might speed up the eviction process.