The Internally Displaced People in Iraq - Update 35
30 June 2008

By end of May 2008, the number of Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Iraq was 2,169,920. This marked a decrease by 3,234 people compared to April 2008. The Iraqi Red Crescent Organization registered changes in the numbers of IDP in three governorates- Kirkuk, Kerbala and Saladin...
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The Internally Displaced People in Iraq - Update 34
28 May 2008

The displacement problem continues in Iraq as long as violence continues. Thousands of families were displaced from their areas since the bombing of the Holy Shrines in Samara' (February 2006)...
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IDP_34_update_AR.pdf (1.7 MB) - Arabic Version

Sadr City Relief Operation
22 April 2008

Residents of Sadr City have been living in a stressful situation since 40 days as a result of the military operations and closures. The situation resulted in human and material losses, which had negatively impacted the humanitarian situation in the city...
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The Internally Displaced People in Iraq - Update 33
30 April 2008

The continuous violence in Iraq since the bombing of the Holy Shrines in Samara' (February 2006) had caused the displacement of thousands of families from their areas. Over two million people became internally displaced and over two million became externally displaced in neighboring countries...
IDP_33_update_EN.pdf (1.5 MB)
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Sadr City Relief Operation
30 April 2008

The fighting and clashes between Mehdi Army and government security forces in Sadr City, east of Baghdad, resulted in some 600 people killed, of which many of them were civilians. Movement restrictions and curfew in several sectors of Sadr city were imposed...
Sadr_City_relief_operation_EN.pdf (328 KB)
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The Internally Displaced People in Iraq - Update 32
26 March 2008

Two years have passed since the bombing of the Holy Shrines in Samara' (February 2006). This incident ignited sectarian and ethnic conflict throughout Iraq on a scale never seen before. Thousands of families fled from their areas seeking refuge in more secure areas...
IDP_32_update_EN.pdf (1.6 MB)
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Zanjili Incident- Ninawa Governorate - Update 3
10 March 2008

During the past four years, Ninawa governorate- one of the northern governorates of Iraq, had witnessed violent actions including military operations and bomb attacks. This situation had caused forced migration and displacement in addition to enormous material and economic damage and loss of lives...
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The Internally Displaced People in Iraq - Update 31
27 February 2008

Two years have passed since the bombing of the Holy Shrines in Samara' (February 2006). This incident ignited sectarian and ethnic conflict throughout Iraq on a scale never seen before. Thousands of families fled from their areas seeking refuge in more secure areas...
IDP_31_update_EN.pdf (1.2 MB)
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Information Bulletin - Turkish Military Operation in Kurdistan
25 February 2008

In October 2007, the Turkish military bombarded the border villages with artillery shells for weeks. Thousands of villagers left their homes and migrated to other places for fear of their lives. The Iraqi Red Crescent Organization assisted the displaced families by providing them with food and non food items until they returned to their homes...
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Iraqi Returnees From Syria - Update 3

Iraqi Returnees From Syria - Update 3
19 February 2008

Many Iraqi families who fled their homes during the past two years to neighboring countries as a result of ethnic and sectarian conflict continue to return to Iraq. The return of externally displaced Iraqi families was not only due to...
Returnees_update_3_EN.pdf (176 KB)
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The Internally Displaced People in Iraq - Update 30
27 January 2008

Almost two years have passed since the bombing of the Holy Shrines in Samara' (February 2006). This incident ignited sectarian and ethnic armed conflict throughout Iraq on a scale never seen before. Thousands of families fled from their areas seeking refuge in more secure areas...
IDP_30th_update_EN.pdf (1.1 MB)
IDP_30th_update_AR.pdf (1.2 MB) - Arabic Version

Zanjili Incident- Ninawa Governorate - Update 2
31 January 2008

The violent actions in Iraq continued as more than 60 people were killed and 280 wounded in a massive bomb attack on Wednesday, 23 January 2008. The attack destroyed 100 houses in Zanjili area in Mosul, Iraq's third main city and capital of Ninawa governorate...
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Zanjili_incident_update_2_AR.pdf (356 KB) - Arabic Version

Zanjili Incident- Ninawa Governorate
27 January 2008

The violent actions in Iraq continued as more than 60 people were killed and 280 wounded in a massive bomb attack on Wednesday 23 January 2008, at 4:30 pm. The attack destroyed a building and adjacent houses in Zanjili area in Mosul, Iraq's third main city and capital of Ninawa governorate...
Zanjili_incident_EN.pdf (220 KB)
Zanjili_incident_AR.pdf (280 KB) - Arabic Version

Iraqi Returnees From Syria - Update 2
30 December 2007

In Iraq, the security situation improved as a result of law enforcement especially in Baghdad (Al-Karkh and Al-Rasafa) as well as in other governorates. Reports indicate 60 percent reduction in terrorist attacks as well as in casualties among the military forces and civilians. Consequently, a significant number of Externally Displaced families returned to Iraq starting mid September...
Returnees_update_2_EN.pdf (160 KB)
Returnees_update_2_AR.pdf (132 KB) - Arabic Version

The Internally Displaced People in Iraq - Update 29
27 December 2007

The Iraqi RC statistics showed that the number of IDP was 2,179,614 people by end of November 2007. This marked a decrease by 0.5 percent from the end of October. Children less than 12 years comprised 58.7 percent of the total number. The majority of the displaced people (62.8 percent) were in Baghdad governorate...
IDP_29th_update_EN.pdf (852 KB)

The Internally Displaced People in Iraq - Update 28
30 November 2007

The Iraqi RC statistics showed that the number of IDP was 2,189,804 people by the end of October 2007. This marked a decrease by 4.8 percent from the end of September. Children less than 12 years comprised 58.6 percent of the total number. The majority of the displaced people (62.7 percent) were in Baghdad governorate...
IDP_28_update_EN.pdf (832 KB)

Iraqi Returnees From Syria - Update 1
30 November 2007

Many Iraqi families fled their homes in Iraq during the past four years as a result of ethnic and sectarian conflicts. They sought refuge in the neighboring countries- Syria, Jordan, Iran and Egypt. The majority (1.5-2.0 million people) settled in Syria...
Returnees_update_1_EN.pdf (140 KB)

The Internally Displaced People in Iraq - Update 27
24 October 2007

The Iraqi Red Crescent statistics showed that the number of IDP was 2,299,425 people by the end of September 2007. This marked a 16 percent increase from the end of August. Children less than 12 years comprised more than 65 percent of the total number. The majority of the displaced people (63.6 percent) were in Baghdad governorate...
IDP_27_update_EN.pdf (871 KB)

The Internally Displaced People in Iraq - Update 26
16 September 2007

The following updated statistics on the Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Iraq was compiled by the Disaster Management Coordinators in the eighteen Iraqi governorates in cooperation with the army of Iraqi RC volunteers. The Iraqi Red Crescent statistics showed that the number of IDP increased by 71.1 percent in August. The vast majority of this increase (96.4 percent) was in Baghdad governorate (see table 3 for distribution of IDP by governorates). Also, children constituted 51.3 percent of total IDP- a 12.6 percent increase since 31 July 2007...
IDP_26th_update.pdf (2.1 MB)

The Internally Displaced People in Iraq - Update 22
31 May 2007

Since Samarra' events on 22 March, 2006, there has been a population movement (internal displacement) all over Iraq, which is intensifying an already unstable situation. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that 1.8 million Iraqi citizens were displaced to neighboring countries mainly to Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iran and Egypt. By end of May 2007, there was over one million Internally Displaced People (IDP) of which 37% were children (less than 12 years), 33% were women and 30% were men...
IDP_22nd_update.pdf (1.1 MB)

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