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Finnish officials revealed that nearly 70 percent of Iraqi asylum seekers in the country whose applications were received and processed have abandoned their claims and either returned home or 'disappeared' elsewhere. According to the country's immigration department, Finland processed 3,700 applications from Iraqi asylum seekers in 2015. However, 2,600 of the decisions became 'expired' as the applicants abandoned the process. “They have told us that family issues in their home country force them to go back. Some have found the…