A/HRC/22/45 Iraq Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 16,410 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 0 Cases clarified during the period under review: 9 Cases sent under Cases sent the urgent action under the procedure standard procedure Government 0 9 0 Non-governmental sources Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 0 16,401 Number of cases on which the Multiple replies on some cases Government has replied Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) 0 0 No Urgent appeal N/A Government response N/A General allegation N/A Government response N/A Prompt intervention letter N/A Government response N/A Working Group request for a visit N/A Invitation extended N/A Clarification 196. On the basis of the information provided by the Government, the Working Group decided to clarify nine cases following the expiration of the period prescribed by the sixmonth rule. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 197. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 16,548 cases to the Government; of those, 30 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 117 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, and 16,401 remain outstanding. 65