Guidance

When someone dies in Iraq

Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Iraq.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 19 January 2017
• Last updated: 23 July 2021
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  1. 23 July 2021

     Reviewed and updated document in full.

  2. 12 October 2017

     Updated Iraq Bereavement Information Pack

  3. 19 January 2017

     First published.

Documents

Iraq: bereavement information pack

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Includes information on:

• what to do when someone dies in Iraq
• burial and cremation
• returning bodies to the UK (repatriation)

See also what to do when someone dies: death abroad.