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 — See all updates

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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.

Published 19 January 2017

Last updated 23 July 2021 + show all updates

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.