IOM GOVERNORATE PROFILE: ANBAR APRIL 2014 KEY ISSUES FACING ANBAR CRISIS IDPS1 POPULATION FIGURES

96% of sites assessed had IDPs unable to afford IDPs due to the Anbar crisis2 commodities 285,888 68% of identified sites had IDPs living in abandoned 43,564 IDPs post-20063 buildings or public spaces 2,996 Iraqi returnees from Syria4 82% of sites assessed did not have sufficient quality drinking water for IDPs 64,176 total returnees5 90% of sites assessed had IDP children not attending primary school 1.5 million total population6 70% of sites assessed did not have electricity IDP FAMILIES AND LOCATIONS IDENTIFIED available for most IDPs DUE TO THE ANBAR CRISIS7

8 Families displaced Ra’ua OVERVIEW due to Anbar Crisis Anbar is Iraq’s westernmost and largest governorate geographically, 0-168 Al-Qa’im Heet but is the least densely populated. It is a mostly desert region that 169-803 shares a long, porous border with Syria. Beginning in late December 2013, Anbar began seeing large waves of displacement both Ana within the governorate and to other governorates in Iraq. This is 804-2091 primarily due to an outbreak of violence between armed militants and government forces. Clashes have been especially frequent in the Fallujah district and Ramadi city; the vast majority of IDPs from 2092-7727 Al-Rutba Anbar originated from these two areas. As of April, 64% of recent IDPs were located in Anbar, as the majority displaced within their original districts. Tens of thousands of families have fled the ongoing violence in Anbar and are faced with poor living conditions during their displacement. 7728-16652 This profile is an update to the 2013 governorate profile, available here: http://iomiraq.net/reports/anbar-governorate-profile Sites identified

1 207 locations were identi ed in Anbar as hosting IDPs; 50 of these 2, 7 Figures based on April 2014 DTM, www.iomiraq.net/dtm-page 6 Figure from Central Statistical Organization – Republic of Iraq, 2009. http:// locations were assessed in detail in April 2014. Statistics from IOM’s 3, 5 Figures based on Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement (MoMD) cosit.gov.iq/en/population-manpower-staatistics/life 1 Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), April 2014. More information available registration statistics, May 4, 2014 8 All qualitative information in the pro le comes from IOM Iraq eld here: www.iomiraq.net/dtm-page 4 Figures based on IOM Iraq eld reporting from February 2014 reporting, December 2013-April 2014 IOM IRAQ GOVERNORATE PROFILE: ANBAR APRIL 2014 DISPLACEMENT TRENDS SECURITY As of April 30th, a total of 74,010 displaced families due to displaced in January 2014. In all locations assessed, the Since the end of 2013, heavy clashes have been occurring regularly the crisis in Anbar had been identified. Of these families, majority of IDPs wished to return to their place of origin.9 in the cities of Al-Karma and Fallujah in Fallujah district and inAl- 47,648 displaced within the governorate, with the remaining In April, Anbar began to see a small number of people Khaldiyah and Ramadi in , with irregular clashes in dispersed among 16 of the 17 other , returning to their homes, though it was noted that some other cities. Since the beginning of the year, there have been at namely Baghdad, Salah al-Din, and . saw that the situation was still unstable and departed least 727 civilian deaths in the Anbar province and thousands more Overwhelmingly, the trends within Anbar have been have been injured.10 As a direct result, 73% of IDPs displaced within again. In late April, after armed groups closed the 11 movement towards the north and west of the governorate, floodgates of the Fallujah dam on the border between Anbar were from Fallujah district, and 27% were from Ramadi. towards Heet and within Fallujah and Ramadi. Singularly, northeastern Fallujah and of Baghdad, Ongoing violence has prohibited operations of most assistance efforts Fallujah hosts a larger number of IDP families than any these regions were severely affected by flooding. This in the governorate and movement is highly restricted. Displaced other district of Anbar or other governorate of Iraq, with caused thousands of families to displace to the center families and host communities alike are struggling to meet their more than 16,000 identified families. Heet hosts the of the bordering Abu Ghraib and other areas of Anbar. basic needs due to restrictions stemming from unstable security. second largest population of IDPs in Anbar with 12,535 It was reported that at least 680 families displaced There have been reports from local hospitals of daily injuries and families, followed by Ramadi with 7,509. The vast majority to the Heet, Haditha, and Al-Rutba districts in Anbar deaths of civilians. The violence has generally been linked with of families are displaced within their original district. as a direct result of the flooding as of the end of April. extremist operatives who are active along the Syrian-Iraqi border. In nearly all assessed locations in Anbar, most families

REGISTRATION Due to ongoing security concerns, IDPs have largely been unable to register with government authorities in Anbar. Instead, some are reportedly being registered with local councils. 100% OF SITES ASSESSED HAD UNREGISTERED IDP An IDP man receives an NFI kit from IOM in Heet district. March 2014 FAMILIES12

9, 11, 12 Figures based on April 2014 DTM 10Figures from United Nations Iraq, www.uniraq.org 2 IOM IRAQ GOVERNORATE PROFILE: ANBAR APRIL 2014 SHELTER IN ANBAR13 NEEDS OF ANBAR CRISIS IDPS14 Shelter was identified as a pressing concern for the IDP population in Anbar. 90% of assessed Due to the ongoing violence in Anbar, as well as poor living conditions, IDPs in Anbar are locations had IDPs living in shelters in poor condition. This is notable, as only 28% ofsites generally more vulnerable than other groups of recent IDPs assessed by IOM. Many Iraq-wide had shelters in poor condition. For the 47,648 families identified in Anbar, more displaced families are suffering from shortages of basic food items like bread and rice. than 25,000 were living with host families. This type of shelter was by far the most common Anbar was the only governorate that reported no sites where IDPs had access to fuel. In and widespread as well; 97% of sites identified had IDP families being hosted. Also notable over 90% of sites assessed (45/50 or greater), shelters were without sufficient toilets, was that over 6,000 families were living in abandoned buildings or public spaces, a third of IDP children were not attending primary or secondary schools, most IDPs were unable to which were located in Heet and another third in Fallujah. Also, significant figures of IDP afford food items, medical supplies were unavailable in public centers, adequate health families were housed in schools throughout Anbar. The vast majority of families in schools care for IDP women was unavailable, and bedding and cooking materials were unavailable. were in the districts of Fallujah and Ramadi. It can be assumed that more IDP families were Overall, sites assessed in Anbar noted that food items, non-food items, financial assistance, being housed in schools in these district than elsewhere in Iraq, or even within Anbar, due and employment opportunities were the highest priorities regarding assistance, in to the ongoing fighting and unstable security in these locations. While only 3,825 families respective order. Food items and non-food items were stated as the primary needs in12 were living in schools (less than 10% of the total identified IDP population), 51% of sites locations assessed, 9 of which were in Fallujah. Commonly needed core relief items in sites (106) had IDP families being housed in schools, showing the issue to be widespread. 38 of assessed in Anbar were bedding materials, cooking equipment, and cleaning supplies. 50 sites noted that their main shelter-related need was the rehabilitation of current shelters.

15 VULNERABILITIESVulnerabilitiesVulnerabilities of Anbar of Anbar CrisisOF ANBAR CrisisIDP Population IDP Population CRISIS - April - April IDP2014 2014 POPULATION AnbarAnbarIraq-wideIraq-wide

Sites with IDPs without 2 full sets of 44% 44% Sites withSites IDPs with without IDPs without2 full sets 2 fullof clothing setsclothing of clothing appropriate appropriate appropriate to to the the climate toclimate the climate 54% 54% Sites with IDPs unable to afford 96%96% Sites withSites IDPs with unable IDPs unableto afford to commoditiesaffordcommodities commodities 68% 68% Sites without functioning health services 64% 64% Sites withoutSites without functioning functioning health serviceshealth services forfor IDPsIDPs for IDPs 26% 26% Sites with IDPs not attending primary 90%90% Sites withSites IDPs with not IDPs attending not attending primary primary schoolschool school 55% 55% OF IDENTIFIED IDPS IN ANBAR WERE Sites without sufficient hygiene items for 38% 38% Sites withoutSites withoutsufficient sufficient hygiene hygiene items for items IDP forwomen IDP women LIVING IN SCHOOLS16 IDP women 33% 33% 8% 15% 15% IDPsIDPs living livingIDPs in inliving rented rented in rentedhousing housing housing 27% 27%

This governorate pro le was developed under the framework of the 13 207 locations were identi ed in Anbar as hosting IDPs; 50 of these Community Revitalization Programme III (CRPIII), funded by the U.S. locations were assessed in detail in April 2014 3 Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration 14, 15, 16 Figures based on April 2014 DTM (PRM).