But many previously displaced people are still waiting to be resettled while poverty, sectarian violence and development projects continue to drive many families out of their homes.
The extremism de-stabilises the country, hinders the attempts at development, the sectarian divisions become even more acute and the result is the mess we see all over the region.
Umarov was also known for his indecisiveness concerning civilian victimization (terroristic attacks), sectarian violence, and the development of Salafism in the region.
What makes this situation particularly compelling is the role the U.S. has played in greater Iraq over the past decade; our good-will attempt to protect women, religious minorities and sectarian communities through security development, and education.
But with the help of new arrivals at Bucca, those inside the prison had been able to monitor every new development in the unfolding sectarian war.
Correspondents say the battle for Qusair has highlighted Hezbollah's growing role in the Syrian conflict - a development that has heightened sectarian tensions in the wider region.
The battle for Qusair has highlighted the growing role of the Lebanese Shia militant group in the Syrian conflict - a development that has heightened sectarian tensions in the wider region.
More alarming, Sunni officers who deserted their bases are reported to have said that they would not fight for Mr Maliki's government, a development that shows the gravity of the sectarian-political rift in Iraq today.
For Lebanon, the sectarian twists of the conflict in Syria are a dangerous development that possibly could mean strife and power shifts at home.
Accusations and counteraccusations have been escalating between Iraq's Sunnis and the central government as American troops are withdrawing from the country, an ominous development four years after the worst of the sectarian violence here subsided.
