20.06.2008 - Source: ReliefWeb

Babylon, Kerbala, Najaf: 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) ("Babylon, Kerbala, Najaf - Governorate profiles post Feb 2006 IDP needs assessments Jun 2008"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 25034]

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20.06.2008 - Source: ReliefWeb

Basrah, Muthanna, Thi-Qar: 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) ("Basrah, Muthanna, Thi-Qar - Governorate profiles post Feb 2006 IDP needs assessments Jun 2008"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 25035]

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20.06.2008 - Source: ReliefWeb

Missan, Wassit, Qadissiya: 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) ("Missan, Wassit Qadissiya - Governorate profiles post Feb 2006 IDP needs assessments Jun 2008"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 25038]

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12.12.2006 - Source: ReliefWeb

Missan: Displaced need food and water ("Displaced need food and water in impoverished Missan Governorate"), Autor: IOM [ID 18069]

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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]

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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]

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14.11.2006 - Source: International Organization for Migration

Qadissiya: Emergency IDP monitoring and assessments (post-February 22) ("Qadissiya post-February 22 emergency IDP monitoring and assessments, 14 Nov 2006"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 18238]

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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]

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07.11.2006 - Source: International Organization for Migration

Muthanna: Report on situation of IDPs ("Muthanna Post-February 22 emergency IDP monitoring and assessments, 07 Nov 2006"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 18251]

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10.2006 - Source: International Organization for Migration

Basrah: Report on situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) ("Basrah - Post-February 22 emergency IDP monitoring and assessments, May 15 - Oct 10, 2006"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 18254]

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09.2006 - Source: International Organization for Migration

Thi-Qar: Report on situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) ("Thi-Qar - Post-February 22 emergency IDP monitoring and assessments, May 15 - Sep15, 2006"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 18253]

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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 10834]

"In the South, the principle group of IDPs remains the Marsh Arabs, who, over the past 15 years, have been subjected to forced migration as a result of an organized Marsh- Drainage campaign undertaken by the former Iraqi regime. The persistent implementation of this campaign led to massive displacement within and outside the country. The policy of the former Iraqi regime to drain the Marshlands in southern Iraq underwent several stages. A large swathe of the central marshes was drained to facilitate the movement of the military units during the Iraq-Iran war. During the 1990’s, the marshes underwent further extensive drainage. As part of the previous government’s policy which consisted of resettling Shia populations to the north in order to alter the ehnic balance of the area, many Marsh Arabs were forced to resettle there to replace Kurdish, Turkmen and Assyrians. Although the number of displaced Marsh Arabs is quite difficult to identify due to the protracted nature of displacement and varying levels of integration, it is estimated that between 100,000-200,000 persons remain internally displaced from the marshland areas.
Up to 40,000 persons are estimated to be returning displaced persons, i.e., they were originally from Southern Iraq (mostly Marsh Arabs), were resettled under the Arabization program to Northern Iraq and, following the recent conflict, returned to their ancestral lands in Southern Iraq, although the draining of this area has significantly altered the Marsh Arabs’ ability to continue their traditional way of life and farming activities which were based on the cultivation of the marshes. This group of persons is considered returning displaced persons; their preferred durable solution is to reside in or near their current locations.
The need to ensure complete documentation such as identity documents, marriage and birth certificates, and rations cards is a primary concern for this group. Property claims, legal assistance, basic reintegration assistance as well as focused assistance for vulnerable groups including female-headed households, the elderly, and physical and mentally disabled persons must also be urgently addressed."

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