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Australian engineer Robert Pether allowed to leave Iraq after four-year jail stint

Robert Pether has been permitted to depart Baghdad following a four-year detention that his family feared would be fatal.

1 publisher · 1 article · first seen 12 Oct 2026 · updated 2d ago

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  1. Robert Pether was detained in Iraq in 2021 and his family feared he would die in jail. Now he’s coming home The Guardian ·

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