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Iom Emergency Needs Assessments Post February 2006 Displacement in Iraq 15 May 2008 Bi-Weekly Report IOM EMERGENCY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS POST FEBRUARY 2006 DISPLACEMENT IN IRAQ 15 MAY 2008 BI-WEEKLY REPORT Following the February 2006 bombing of the Samarra Al-Askari Mosque, escalating sectarian violence in Iraq caused massive displacement, both internal and to locations abroad. In coordination with the Iraqi government’s Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM), IOM continues to assess Iraqi displacement through a network of partners on the ground. Most displacement over the past five years (since 2003) occurred in 2006 and has since slowed. However, displacement continues to occur in some locations and the humanitarian situation of those already displaced is worsening. Some Iraqis are returning, but their conditions in places of return are extremely difficult. The estimated number of displaced since February 2006 is almost 1,504,000 individuals 1. This figure, combined with the estimated 1,200,000 individuals 2 who were internally displaced before February 2006, results in a total of more than 2.7 million individuals displaced within Iraq to date. SUMMARY OF CURRENT IRAQI DISPLACEMENT AND RETURN: Displacements The security situation has improved somewhat in Sadr City, due a truce between Shia militiamen loyal to radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr and government forces on 11 May. Most displacement from Sadr City occurred at the beginning of the military campaign (primarily from Sectors 1-9), with some new displacement occurring in Sectors 11 and 12. Only a few families are reported as returning. Local authorities in Muthanna issued a new order to remove all illegal collective settlements within two weeks, regardless of whether the squatting families are IDPs or host community. Many IDPs live in these settlements because it is all they can afford. In Basrah, ten IDP families living in a public building in a former military intelligence building in Jenaina neighbourhood were among the families affected by this government eviction order. After two months of sporadic clashes between MNF-I/IF and insurgents in Mosul, the official military offensive has begun, although violence is less widespread than was originally expected. As of today (15 May), the complete curfew (in place since 9 May) has been partially lifted for the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The affected neighborhoods already suffer from few public services or operating infrastructure. In addition, inflation of prices for food and household items in the local markets exacerbates the situation. No mass displacement has been recorded, although there are reports of some families fleeing to Erbil and Anbar. Anbar experienced some deterioration in security over the past few weeks, although IDPs continue to return to their homes within this governorate. Returns Security concerns in many areas of Iraq, particularly Baghdad, make assessing returnees challenging. Monitors must coordinate closely with security forces, city councils and provincial councils. 1 As per figures from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for the three northern governorates and the Iraqi Ministry of Migration (MoM) for the 15 central and southern governorates, 29 February 2008. See the IDP Working Group Internally Displaced Persons in Iraq Update (24 March 2008) for figures per governorate. 2 As per IOM monitoring for the 15 central and southern governorates and UNOPS/UNHCR for the three northern governorates. See the IDP Working Group Internally Displaced Persons in Iraq Update (24 March 2008). International organization for migration Returnee trends have decreased somewhat due to instability in areas such as Basrah and Baghdad. However, the Prime Minister’s Office, Iraqi Forces, or MNF-I have facilitated returns to safer areas in Baghdad, and returns continue within Diyala and Anbar. Families are returning due to deteriorating conditions in their places of displacement, illegal status abroad, lack of income, or improved security in places of origin. Lately there has been a wave of returnees to Rasheed sub-district in Baghdad, with 75 IDP families, both Shia and Sunni, returning in the past week and 1,000 families returning overall. The families cite improved security and reconciliation among various groups (tribal leaders, MNF-I, and local authorities) as reasons for returning. Monitors were told that 18 families returned to Sadr City after negotiations between the ruling Shiite alliance and Sadr’s opposition movement, although this has not yet been confirmed. Returnees are finding a shortage of health facilities. In Badran village in Istiklal, there is no primary health center to cover the area; the existing health center was closed due to security problems. Arab Jubor also suffers from a lack of health facilities. Returnee reports, along with IOM’s regular reporting on displacement, are available at http://www.iom-iraq.net/library.html#IDP . Country-wide Statistics: Information below is based on in-depth assessments of 171,825 families (estimated 1,030,950 individuals) displaced throughout Iraq since 22 February 2006. (Please note that this figure represents the total number that IOM monitors have assessed, not the total number of displaced in Iraq since 22 February 2006.) IDP Places of Origin: Baghdad 63.80% Wassit 0.23% Diyala 19.36% Thi-Qar 0.06% Ninewa 5.30% Qadissiya 0.03% Anbar 3.51% Erbil 0.03% Salah al-Din 3.27% Kerbala 0.02% Basrah 1.72% Muthanna 0.01% Tameem 1.63% Najaf, Suly, Missan, Dahuk less than 0.01% Babylon 0.96% Ethnicity/Religion : Arab Shia Muslim 59.97% Kurd Shia Muslim 0.68% Arab Sunni Muslim 27.94% Armenian Christian 0.12% Kurd Sunni Muslim 3.37% Arab Yazidi 0.05% Assyrian Christian 3.25% Kurd Yazidi 0.03% Chaldean Christian 1.96% Arab Sabean Mandean 0.02% Turkmen Shia Muslim 1.17% Kurd Christian 0.01% Turkmen Sunni Muslim 0.99% Other 0.44% Access to Water: Governorate Yes No Governorate Yes No All Iraq 80.72% 18.97% Anbar 72.06% 27.80% Muthanna 68.95% 31.05% Babylon 75.02% 24.98% Najaf 99.07% 0.13% Baghdad 84.20% 15.19% Ninewa 66.35% 33.65% Basrah 94.77% 5.23% Qadissiya 99.71% 0.29% Dahuk 95.02% 4.81% Salah al-Din 87.11% 12.75% Diyala 57.08% 42.92% Sulaymaniyah 97.31% 2.59% Erbil 98.94% 0.09% Tameem 58.73% 40.89% Kerbala 90.70% 9.27% Thi-Qar 92.19% 7.61% Missan 80.13% 19.03% Wassit 78.11% 21.75% International Organization for Migration 2 Access to Electricity : No 1-3 hours Governorate Electricity per day Four or more hours per day All Iraq 5.59% 31.96% 61.66% Anbar 17.39% 47.58% 29.67% Babylon 2.68% 51.77% 45.26% Baghdad 1.26% 43.13% 55.57% Basrah 1.94% 26.01% 72.01% Dahuk 5.95% 11.17% 82.88% Diyala 15.17% 31.48% 52.59% Erbil 0.09% 0.05% 98.82% Kerbala 4.08% 22.21% 72.90% Missan 1.96% 10.52% 86.37% Muthanna 3.01% 29.86% 66.65% Najaf 1.59% 4.85% 93.22% Ninewa 4.04% 44.97% 49.48% Qadissiya 1.34% 7.79% 87.67% Salah al-Din 2.02% 39.15% 58.47% Sulaymaniyah 4.91% 37.22% 57.77% Tameem 13.06% 12.19% 73.70% Thi-Qar 2.24% 11.99% 85.37% Wassit 16.40% 18.78% Anbar: Contrary to the ongoing improvement in the security situation throughout the last few months, the security situation has deteriorated slightly in some areas of Anbar. Insurgent attacks have increased in Al-Ka’im and Haditha. On 2 May, unidentified gunmen attacked the Al Rummana police center in Baguz, on the border with Syria. 11 policemen were killed in the attack, resulting in house searches and arrests carried out by the awakening forces. On 9 May, security forces in Haditha were attacked by insurgents. On 11 May, heavy clashes occurred between an Anbar battalion (a troop of former awakening forces who have integrated into the Iraqi Army) and a group of unidentified gunmen close to Rawa. The slight deterioration of the security situation in Anbar impacts the monitors’ activities, as both the civilians and the security forces are suspicious of unknown people moving around and restrictions on movement hampers assessments. 1770 returnees have been identified in Anbar. The majority have returned from within Anbar, and 427 have returned from abroad. Most have returned due to poor conditions in their places of displacement, financial burdens, or, in the case of those abroad, illegal status. Assessment based on 10,783 families. Places of Origin: Baghdad 73.63% Babylon 0.05% Anbar 21.75% Ninewa 0.03% Basrah 4.55% Ethnicity/Religion : Arab Shia Muslim 0.54% Arab Sunni Muslim 99.31% Access to Water: District Yes No District Yes No Al-Ka'im 100.00% 0.00% Haditha 100.00% International Organization for Migration 3 Al-Rutba 100.00% Heet 95.48% 2.26% Ana 100.00% Ramadi 59.49% 40.51% Falluja 70.45% 29.55% Access to Electricity District Four or more hours per day 1-3 hours per day No Electricity Al-Ka'im 97.89% 2.11% Al-Rutba 100.00% 0.00% Ana 95.15% 4.85% Falluja 19.94% 50.82% 21.66% Haditha 85.71% 0.00% Heet 90.95% 8.14% Ramadi 11.91% 66.86% 18.37% IOM emergency distribution assistance in 2007 & 2008: In 2007, IOM completed various distributions of food, water, and non-food items for 961 IDP families in February, 392 IDP families in May, 1,655 IDP families in August, and 1,344 IDP families in November. In January 2008, IOM completed daily water trucking benefiting nearly 36,985 vulnerable IDP and host community families in various locations throughout Anbar Babylon : The security situation continues to be unstable in the northern areas of Babylon, which experience IED attacks, curfews, and overall tension.
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