DTMDISPLACEMENT EMERGENCY AND RETURNS TO SINJAR TRACKINGAND AL-BA’AJ DISTRICTS DISPLACEMENT AND RETURNS TO PERIOD COVERED: SINJAR AND AL-BA’AJ DISTRICTS 30 OCTOBER TO 21 NOVEMBER 2020

*All charts/graphs in this document show total figures for the period of 8 June to 21 November 2020.

Between 30 October and 21 November, DTM tracked 6,287 individuals (1,191 40,724 families) returning to Sinjar and Al-Ba’aj districts in ’s Ninewa Governorate. 76% 24% This brings the total number of individuals who have taken this route to 40,724 INDIVIDUALS Returnees Out-of-camp (7,650 families) since data collection commenced on 8 June 2020. IDPs 7,650 In this reporting period, the average number of daily individual arrivals was 258 to Sinjar and 16 to Al-Ba’aj. In this period, the daily number of arrivals to FAMILIES Sinjar is higher than the overall daily average since 8 June (226), while the daily Moved to Sinjar and 91% 9% average number of arrivals to Al-Ba’aj is consistent with overall average since Al-Ba’aj districts to Sinjar to Al-Ba’aj 8 June (21). Of those individuals who returned between 30 October and 21 November, a 81% 18% <1% total of 5,925 were recorded in Sinjar (94%) and 362 were recorded in Al-Ba’aj <1% (6%) – broadly consistent with the rates of individuals’ districts of arrival since from from Dahuk from Ninewa from Erbil 8 June (91% to Sinjar and 9% to Al-Ba’aj). In almost all assessed locations, all

individuals were identified as Yazidis, with this group composing 97 per cent of Mostly from Mostly from Al- Mostly from Mostly from all individuals that have returned to Sinjar and Al-Ba’aj since 8 June. Additionally, and Sumel districts Shikhan district Sulaymaniyah district three per cent of all individuals have been identified as Kurd Sunni Muslims, and less than one per cent have been identified as Kurd Shia Muslims or Arab Sunni Muslims. The majority of these latter three groups were recorded as arriving 71% 29% to ’s sub-districts of Markaz Sinjar and Qaeyrrawan, and Al-Ba’aj from camp settings from out-of-camp settings District’s sub-district of Al-Qahtaniya. The most common sub-district of arrival was Al-Shamal with 3,633 individ- uals (58%), followed by Markaz Sinjar with 1,279 individuals (20%). Together, INDIVIDUALS BY SUB-DISTRICT OF ARRIVAL these two sub-districts comprise 78 per cent of all individuals recorded as having arrived to Sinjar and Al-Ba’aj since data collection commenced on 8 June.

19,971 Otherwise, 1,013 individuals arrived to the sub-district of Qaeyrrawan (16%) and 362 arrived to Al-Qahtaniyah (6%). +3,633 11,874 Of those individuals identified as returning between 30 October and 21 +1,279 November, 5,345 were recorded as returnees (85%), while the remaining 942 16,338 5409 3,465 were recorded as out-of-camp IDPs (15%). This represents a deviation from the 10,595 +1013 +362 5 4396 overall proportion of individuals having been identified as returnees (76%) and 3,103 5 out-of-camp IDPs (24%) since 8 June. Al-Qahtaniya Markaz Al-Ba'aj Al-Shamal Markaz Sinjar Qaeyrrawan Additionally, between 30 October and 21 November, a total of 5,272 indi- Al-Ba'aj Sinjar viduals were recorded as departing from Dahuk Governorate (84%) – which is similar to the rates of individuals having departed from there since 8 June 8 June – 29 October 30 October – 21 November Grand Total (81%). As with all previous rounds, between 30 October and 21 November, the majority of individuals from Dahuk were recorded as coming from the districts Map 1. Population Movements to Sinjar and Al-Ba’aj districts of Sumel (47% of all individuals) and Zakho (33%). The remaining individuals Zakho from Dahuk Governorate were recorded as coming from the districts of Amedi Dahuk Amedi Sumel Dahuk Mergasur (2% of all individuals) and Dahuk (2% of all individuals). Additionally, between 30 October and 21 November, a further 931 individ-

Telafar Al-Shikhan uals were recorded as having come from within Ninewa (15%), mainly from Tilkaif Soran Choman Al-Shikhan (13% of all individuals), and the rest came from and Sinjar and Tilkaif

Shaqlawa (both 1%). This proportion (15%) of individuals recorded as having come from Al-Hamdaniya Erbil Rania Pshdar Sinjar Ninewa between 30 October and 21 November is broadly consistent with the Erbil Koisnjaq overall proportion of individuals recorded as having come from there since 8 Ninewa Dokan June (18%). Otherwise, 65 individuals arrived from Makhmur Al-Ba'aj Sulaymaniyah (1%), while 19 individuals were recorded as arriving from Erbil Governorate Dabes Sulaymaniya (<1% of all individuals). Number of individuals Al-Shirqat To Al-Ba’aj 3 - 1,374 Kirkuk Since 8 June, almost all individuals have been recorded as having departed from To Sinjar 1,375 - 10,575 District boundary Al-Hawiga 10,576 - 18,673 Sumel (49% of all individuals), Zakho (28%), and Al-Shikhan districts (14%). Governorate boundary

Tooz Kalar Anbar Al-Ka'im Ra'ua Salah Al-Din INDIVIDUALS BY DISTRICT OF DEPARTURE 20,047 8 June – 29 October 30 October – 21 November Grand Total

+2,974

11,579

+2,069

5,778 +812 734 909 658 28 3 490 10 223 10 8 205 12 +116 +113 +73 +46 +19 +39 Amedi Dahuk Sumel Zakho Al-Shikhan Mosul Sinjar Telafar Tilkaif Akre Erbil Soran Sulaymaniyah Sharbazher Dahuk Ninewa Erbil Sulaymaniyah

Between 30 October and 21 November, of the 5,925 individuals who arrived Between 30 October and 21 November, increases were recorded in the number to Sinjar District, 4,990 came from Dahuk Governorate (84%), while 851 came of individuals who had been living in camp settings in their previous districts of from within Ninewa (14%), 65 came from Sulaymaniyah (1%), and 19 came from displacement. The total number of individuals now in Sinjar and Al-Ba’aj who have Sulaymaniyah (1%). Additionally, of the 362 individuals who arrived to Al-Ba’aj come from camp settings within Sumel is now 13,475 (up from 11,809), while District, 282 came from Dahuk (78%) and 98 came from within Ninewa (22%). Zakho’s is 9,690 (up from 7,875), and Al-Shikhan’s is 4,787 (up from 4,074). Furthermore, during the same period, a total of 4,314 individuals were recorded In addition, since 8 June, the total number of individuals who have come from as coming from camp settings (69%), while the remaining 1,973 individuals came out-of-camp settings within Sumel is now 6,572 (up from 5,264), while Zakho’s is from out-of-camp settings (31%). This is broadly consistent with the rates of indi- now 1,889 (up from 1,635), and Al-Shikhan’s is 991 (up from 892). viduals coming from different settings since 8 June, as follows: 28,718 individuals have arrived from camp settings (71%) while 12,006 individuals have arrived from out-of-camp settings (29%).

INDIVIDUALS BY TYPE OF LOCATION IN PREVOUS DISTRICT OF DISPLACEMENT (CAMP/OUT-OF-CAMP) 8 June – 29 October 30 October – 21 November Grand Total

13,475

+ 1,666 9,690

+1,815 6,572

4,787 +1,308 +713 1,889 991 614 648 909 490 +254 +99 44 86 223 28 3 52 153 12 10 4 11 10 8 15 +116 +113 +19 +73 +46 +4 +35

Camp Out of Camp Out of Camp Out of Out of Out of Out of Camp Out of Out of Out of Camp Out of Camp Out of Out of Out of Camp Out of Camp Out of Out of camp camp camp camp camp camp camp camp camp camp camp camp camp camp camp camp Al-Shikhan Amedi Dahuk Erbil Mosul Sinjar Sum el Telafar Tilkaif Zakho Sulaymaniyah Sha rbazher Soran Chamchamal Akre Sha qlawa Dokan

NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL ARRIVALS PER DAY 707 616 562 572 563 519 520 491 509

389 375 382 369 369 353 339 350 332 267 288 258 350 244 207 220 221 268 205 178 256 196 151 258 248 147 223 217 82 88 88 205 177 145 161 33 54 44 136 56 38 103 0 56 5 14 35 61 11 17 23 29 5 11 17 23 29 4 10 17 24 30 5 11 17 23 29 5 11 17 23 29 4 10 16 21

June July Augus t September October November

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Reasons for returns used by the new returnees or IDPs willing to return to their areas of origin • Reasons for IDPs returning to Sinjar include their desire to go home, in Sinjar. The main purpose of the system is to enable authorities to follow as well as the improved security situation in their areas of origin, while up on emerging issues/complaints, including but not limited to difficulties at Mukhtars, local NGOs and returnees have also encouraged IDPs to checkpoints, as well as on reports that some of the newly returned individ- return home. Threats of housing eviction in locations of displacement uals occupy buildings that do not belong to them. is also a factor for those IDPs returning to Sinjar. Otherwise, the main Challenges faced by returnees reason for IDPs returning to Al-Ba’aj also relates to their desire to go home, while the availability of services (such as education and health) • Debris removal has been noted as an obstacle to return, given the in their areas of origin is also central to the decision. large-scale destruction in Sinjar. • There are reports of individuals having returned to areas with limited Assistance and registration basic services such as health care, markets, water and electricity and • Reportedly, that the Directorate of National Security in Sinjar has established not having received assistance. Some of these locations had not previ- a feedback/ complaint/response mechanism in the form of a hotline to be ously witnessed returns.

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