18.06.2008 - Source: ReliefWeb

Anbar, Baghdad, Diyala: Report on situation of internally displaced people (IDPs) (restrictions on IDP entry or registration, ethnicity and religion, places of origin, reasons for displacement, security, shelter, basic services, legal issues) ("Anbar, Baghdad, Diyala - Governorate profiles post Feb 2006 IDP needs assessments Jun 2008"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 25033]

Document(s): Open document

11.03.2008 - Source: US Department of State

Sectarian violence and lawlessness drives Baghdad citizens out of town; decrease in displacement rate due to religious and ethnic homogenisation of neighbourhoods ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007") [ID 23821]

"Many Baghdad residents migrated to other neighborhoods due to sectarian violence and lawlessness, while others left the city altogether. Since February 2006 according to an IOM expert, approximately 750,000 residents have left their homes, dropping the Sunni population in Baghdad from 40 percent to an estimated 30 percent. According to the IOM estimate in its end-of-year review of displacement, the number of IDPs originating from Baghdad and Diyala Province were 65 percent and 19 percent, respectively.

In its end-of-year report, IOM estimated that displacement rates decreased significantly during the year. The IOM cited improved security in certain areas and the sectarian homogenization of previously mixed neighborhoods as possible causes.Although overall returns represented only a small fraction of those displaced,the IOM reported increased numbers of both refugees and IDPs returning to their places of origin. The MODM reported that 3,657 families in Baghdad had been registered from February 2006 to December 2007 as IDP returnees (3 percent of IDPs originating from Baghdad), with an additional approximately 6,000 families awaiting registration (5 percent of IDPs originating in Baghdad). The government provided stipends of $800 (one million dinars) to encourage families to return."

Document(s): Open document

24.01.2007 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

Salah ad-Din province: Home of deceased former president Saddam Hussein has been rocked by anti-US insurgency, assassinations and sectarian violence ever since US-led forces invaded the country in 2003 ("Violence prevails in Saddam’s home province") [ID 19554]

"The violence in Salah ad-Din has caused the displacement of thousands of residents. Throughout the province there are about 2,850 displaced families – or some 12,000 individuals - living in abandoned government buildings, parks, mosques or staying with relatives, according to Thawra Baker Abid, director of the Iraqi Red Crescent branch in Tikrit."

Document(s): Open document

03.12.2006 - Source: ReliefWeb

Displacement due to recent violence (origin; location of displacement; number of families and individuals; religious affiliation; needs); central and southern 15 governorates ("Emergency assessment - displacement due to recent violence (post 22 Feb 2006) Central and southern 15 governorates, 03 Dec 2006 report"), Autor: IOM [ID 18229]

Document(s): Open document

22.11.2006 - Source: ReliefWeb

Emergency assessment on displacements due to recent violence; Central and Southern 15 governorates (post 22 February 2006) ("Emergency assessment - displacement due to recent violence (post 22 Feb 2006) Central and southern 15 governorates, 22 Nov 2006 report"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 18231]

Document(s): Open document

20.11.2006 - Source: International Organization for Migration

Situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kerbala ("Iraq: Kerbala post-February 22 emergency IDP monitoring and assessments, 20 Nov 2006"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 18236]

Document(s): Open document

20.11.2006 - Source: International Organization for Migration

Situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ambar ("Anbar post-February 22 emergency IDP monitoring and assessments, 20 Nov 2006"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 18237]

Document(s): Open document

16.11.2006 - Source: International Organization for Migration

Salah al-Din: Emergency IDP monitoring and assessments (post-February 22) ("Salah al-Din post-February 22 emergency IDP monitoring and assessments, 16 Nov 2006"), Autor:  International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 18242]

Document(s): Open document

13.11.2006 - Source: ReliefWeb

Report on displacement due to recent violence; central and Southern 15 governorates ("Iraq Emergency Assessment: Displacement due to recent violence - central and southern 15 governorates (post 22 Feb 2006)"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 18245]

Document(s): Open document

11.11.2006 - Source: International Organization for Migration

Wassit: Emergency IDP monitoring and assessments (post-February 22) ("Wassit post-February 22 emergency IDP monitoring and assessments, 11 Nov 2006"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 18244]

Document(s): Open document

10.11.2006 - Source: International Organization for Migration

Najaf: Report on situation of IDPs ("Najaf - Post-February 22 emergency IDP monitoring and assessments, 10 Nov 2006"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 18249]

Document(s): Open document

10.2006 - Source: International Organization for Migration

Baghdad: Report on situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) ("Baghdad - Post-February 22 emergency IDP monitoring and assessments, May 15 – Sept 30, 2006"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 18250]

Document(s): Open document

07.03.2005 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

Diwania: Displaced Arabs from Kirkuk in need of supplies ("original document") [ID 10835]

"Nearly 600 families camped in Diwania, 77 km south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, are living in poor conditions and in need of supplies, according to local aid agencies. The internally displaced people (IDPs) were living in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk and say they were forced out by returning Kurds. (...)"

Document(s): original document

08.11.2004 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

Fallujah: Thousands of residents have fled ("original document") [ID 10836]

"Out of a population of 290,000 people the city is now home to around 30,000, Fadhel Youssef, a spokesman for the local governorate, told IRIN. Most of those left are men who have sent women and children to places of safety."

Document(s): original document

06.09.2004 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

Baghdad: IDPs moved out of government houses ("original document") [ID 10837]

Document(s): original document

08.2004 - Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Report on the current security and legal situation, material safety, displacement situation, human rights and protection situation as well as an overall analysis ("Country of Origin Information (COI) paper on Iraq (as of August 2004)") [#24717],  [ID 10838]

"In central Iraq, Arab populations were displaced in the past as a result of the reversal of the Arabization campaign in Mosul, Kirkuk and northern Diyala. During the last few months, pockets of displacement have occurred during periods of active conflict between Coalition forces and Iraqi resistance groups. In Fallujah, recent conflict between the Coalition and armed groups in the area caused several thousands of people, mainly women and children to flee. The majority sought refuge in nearby towns and villages hosted by extended family members or people from the same tribes. As soon as the active conflict reduced, most of those fleeing returned to Fallujah. Several thousands sought refugee in Baghdad and the majority have now returned. A small group of 400 Kurdish families also fled Fallujah to areas in the north controlled by the Kurdish parties. This group has indicated a desire to reintegrate into the Kurdish territories in the north based on the possibility of further unrest in the central regions. Fighting in the south has not yet resulted in significant displacement. However, if fighting continues or intensifies, resulting in civilian casualties and blocked access to supplies, it is likely that a movement pattern, similar to that of Fallujah, will result.
The effects of general insecurity faced by the population of Iraq are exacerbated with regards to IDPs due to their particular vulnerability. For example, many IDP groups who have been able to move with some belongings or have accumulated resources over the years, have been subject to targeting by looters and thieves as a result of the general
lawlessness immediately after the fall of the former regime. In addition, the targeting of the male population by the previous regime in its various campaigns has resulted in a large number of female-headed households. The situation of IDPs located in urban settings is complicated by the fact that many have occupied public buildings or are
residing in former military sites that were targeted by the Coalition Forces during active fighting. The risk of finding Unexploded Ordnances (UXOs) and or landmines is high in and around such buildings is high.
Many Arab IDPs displaced within areas just below the green line face harassment and are increasingly finding their freedom of movement restricted. For example, IDPs residing in Diyala are refused access by militia to the market place in Khanaqin. Restricted access to public services such as education and health care to Arab IDPs in Kurdish-controlled areas appears to be an emerging trend.

Documentation in Iraq has been closely linked in recent years to the monthly food ration. Many IDPs were excluded from the monthly food ration at their new locations because their documentation stated that their Public Distribution Centre was elsewhere. UNHCR with the Humanitarian Coordinator intervened and advocated for a system that
allowed IDPs to register in their current location and continue to keep their old ration card in case evidence of former residence is required in the future, in particular for property disputes."

Document(s): Open document

09.12.2003 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

Focus on IDP's in the capital ("IRIN: Focus on IDP's in the capital") [ID 10839]

"About 10,400 people now living in Baghdad are IDPs, according to Martin,
due to the recent war, for human rights/ethnicity-related reasons, or
because something happened to their houses before the war."

Document(s): IRIN: Focus on IDP's in the capital