General Overview IDP Situation Monitoring Initiative (ISMI)
IDP Situation Monitoring Initiative (ISMI) CCCM CLUSTER Rapid Assessment of IDP Movements in Idleb Governorate, 7-20 January 2018 General Overview Key Findings: • 101,785 IDP arrivals were reported to 180 assessed communities in Idleb governorate in the time period from 7 – 20 January 2018. • IDPs most commonly arrived to communities in Dana (20,639), Idleb (14,588), Ariha (13,292), Ma’arrat An Nu’man (13,017) and Kafr Nobol (8,435) sub-districts. • The majority of IDPs were displaced from communities in Sanjar (29,303), Ma’aret An Nu’man (22,799), Abul Thohur (16,159), Tamanaah (11,452) and Heish (4,027) sub-districts. Major Developments Despite the declaration of Idleb governorate and surrounding areas being a “de-escalation area”, the second half of December witnessed a significant escalation of conflict in the governorate. Violent clashes between armed oppositon groups and Syrian Government forces intensified in the southeast of the governorate, in particular in Abul Thohur, Sanjar and Tamanaah sub-districts. These recent violent clashes led to a large wave of displacements from numerous communities in the south of the governorate, where hostilities continued throughout December and January. Moreover, continued airstrikes on areas in Idleb governorate far from the frontline, including on communties in Idleb, Ma’arrat An Nu’man and other sub-districts in southern and central Idleb governorate, led to a significant number of displacements, with many people reportedly being displaced multiple times.1 As Idleb governorate had already witnessed the arrival of a large number of IDPs from northern Hama and western Aleppo governorate in previous months, already over- burdened camps, informal settlements and host communities had to accommodate a large number of new IDP arrivals in a short amount of time.
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