Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Overview of Displaced In Iraq, May 2015


In June 2015 it was reported that over 3 million Iraqis had lost their homes. This tragedy began in January 2014 when open fighting broke out in Anbar after Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki decided to shut down the protest site in Ramadi. It then accelerated after the fall of Mosul and Tikrit in June 2014, and then had several more surges as the Islamic State seized more territory in Anbar in late 2014 to the spring of 2014. Here is an overview of the displaced in Iraq in May 2015 based upon data published by the International Organization of Migration (IOM). IOM has not released reports for all of Iraq’s governorates, but for 14 out of 18 of them.

Anbar
88,666 displaced families
531,996 displaced individuals
36,618 displaced families reside in Fallujah district, 41% of total
69% of the displaced live with host families, 10% rent, 9% squat
96% of displaced from Anbar, 1% from Baghdad, 1% from Ninewa
97% said they wanted to return to their home province
Wave of Displacement:
1. Pre-June 2014 300,192 displaced from Anbar
2. June-July 2014 21,912 displaced from Anbar, Baghdad, Salahaddin, Ninewa
3. Post-August 2014 209,892 displaced, 97% from Anbar

Babil
9,786 displaced families
58,716 displaced individuals
4,875 displaced families reside in Hilla district, 50% of total
49% rent, 31% live with host families, 10% live in religious buildings
49% of displaced come from Ninewa, 24% from Anbar, 23% from Babil, 2% from
            Diyala, 2% from Salahaddin
99% said they wanted to return to their home province
Wave of Displacement:
1. Pre-June 2014 1,140 displaced came, 100% from Anbar
2. June-July 2014 32,988 displaced came, 25% from Babil, 68% from Ninewa
3. Post-August 2014 24,588 displaced came, 25% from Ninewa, 49% from Anbar

Baghdad
79,344 displaced families
476,064 displaced individuals
26,686 displaced families reside in Karkh district, 34% of total
46% of displaced live with host families, 40% rent, 10% squat
62% of displaced from Anbar, 11% from Salahaddin, 10% from Ninea, 9% from
            Baghdad, 5% from Diyala, 1% from Babil
100% said they wanted to return to their home province
Wave of Displacement:
1. Pre-June 2014 96,738 displaced came, 96% from Anbar
2. June-July 2014 61,794 displaced came, 17% from Anbar, 21% from Salahaddin,
            35% from Ninewa
3. Post-August 2014 317,532 displaced came, 13% from Salahaddin, 60% from Anbar

Basra
Estimated 1,770 displaced families
Estimated 10,620 displaced individuals
1,033 displaced families reside in Basra district, 58% of total
42% of the displaced rent, 40% live with host families, 10% live in displaced camps
36% of displaced come from Ninewa, 31% from Salahaddin, 18% from Anbar, 7% from
            Kirkuk, 4% from Diyala, 2% from Baghdad, 1% from Babil
66% said they were waiting before they decided what they wanted to do when they
            could return
Wave of Displacement:
1. Pre-June 2014 512 displaced came, majority from Anbar
2. June-July 2014 5,232 displaced came, 15% from Anbar, 25% from Salahaddin,
            42% from Ninewa
3. Post-August 2014 5,076 displaced came, 16% from Anbar, 33% from Ninewa,
            38% from Salahaddin

Dhi Qar
Estimated 1,470 displaced families
Estimated 8,820 displaced individuals
700 displaced families reside in Nasiriyah district, 48% of total
49% of the displaced live with host families, 39% rent, 7% live in religious buildings
63% of displaced come from Ninewa, 14% from Kirkuk, 12% from Anbar, 6% from
            Salahaddin, 2% from Babil, 2% from Baghdad, 1% from Diyala
88% said they wanted to return to their home province
Wave of Displacement:
1. Pre-June 2014 474 displaced came, majority from Anbar
2. June-July 2014 3,030 displaced came, 13% from Kirkuk, 63% from Ninewa
3. Post-August 2014 5,316 displaced came, 16% from Kirkuk, 66% from Ninewa

Diyala
Estimated 23,005 displaced families
Estimated 138,030 displaced individuals
11,961 displaced families reside in Khanaqin district, 52% of total
35% of the displaced rent, 30% live with host families, 21% squat
98% of displaced come from Salahaddin, 2% from Anbar
81% said they wanted to return to their home province
Wave of Displacement:
1. Pre-June 2014 714 displaced came from Anbar
2. June-July 2014 64,374 displaced, 99% from Diyala
3. Post-August 2014 72,942 displaced, 97% from Diyala

Irbil
41,313 displaced families
247,878 displaced individuals
26,681 displaced families reside in Irbil district, 65% of total
70% of displaced rent, 8.5% live with host families, 7% squat
33% of displaced come from Ninewa, 27% from Anbar, 23% from Salahaddin, 17% from
            Irbil
94% said they wanted to return to their home province
Wave of Displacement:
1. Pre-June 2014 5,834 displaced came, 90% form Anbar
2. June-July 2014 99,624 displaced came, 80% from Ninewa and Salahaddin
3. Post-August 2014 113,250 displaced came, 76% from Ninewa and Irbil

Kabala
Estimated 12,065 displaced families
Estimated 72,390 displaced individuals
11,374 displaced families reside in Karbala district, 94% of total
64% of displaced live in religious buildings, 21 rent, 9% live in hotels
63% of displaced come from Ninewa, 14% from Kirkuk, 12% from Anbar, 6% from
            Salahaddin, 2% from Baghdad, 2% from Babil, 1% from Diyala
69% said they wanted to integrate into current locations
Wave of Displacement:
1. Pre-June 2014 2,526 displaced came, majority from Anbar
2. June-July 2014 37,320 displaced came, 92% from Ninewa
3. Post-August 2014 32,544 displaced came, 93% from Ninewa

Kirkuk
61,831 displaced families
370,986 displaced individuals
42,390 displaced families reside in Kirkuk district, 69% of total
57% live in rent, 14% unknown, 12% squatting
38% of displaced come from Salahaddin, 28% from Anbar, 17% from Kirkuk, 9% from
            Ninewa, 8% from Diyala
99% said they wanted to return to their home province
Wave of Displacement:
1. Pre-June 2014 85,050 displaced came, 98% from Anbar
2. June-July 2014 116,226 displaced came, 51% from Salahaddin
3. Post-August 2014 169,710 displaced came, 49% from Salahaddin

Maysan
Estimated 1,245 displaced families
Estimated 7,470 displaced individuals
977 displaced families reside in Amarah district, 78% of total
42% live with host families, 37% rent housing, 12% live in school buildings
64% of displaced come from Ninewa, 11% from Kirkuk, 10% form Salahaddin,
            9% from Anbar, 4% from Diyala, 2% from Baghdad, 1% from Babil
85% said they wanted to return to their home province
Wave of Displacement:
1. Pre-June 2014 180 displaced came, 20% from Ninewa, 20% from Anbar, 30% from
            Baghdad
2. June-July 2014 1,536 displaced came, 25% from Salahaddin, 40% from Ninewa
3. Post-August 2014 5,754 displaced came, 9% from Anbar, 9% from Kirkuk, 71%
            from Ninewa

Najaf
14,042 displaced families
84,252 displaced individuals
12,353 displaced families reside in Najaf district, 88% of total
78% live in religious buildings, 19% live in rented housing, 2% with host families
95% of displaced come from Ninewa, 3% from Anbar, 1% from Kirkuk, 1% from
Salahaddin
74% said they wanted to return to their home province
Wave of Displacement:
1. Pre-June 1,956 displaced came, majority from Anbar
2. June-July 2014 59,862 displaced came, 99% from Ninewa
3. Post-August 2014 22,434 displaced came, 93% from Ninewa

Ninewa
31,806 displaced families
190,836 displaced individuals
11,773 displaced families reside in Akre district, 37% of total
29% squatting, 23% live in displaced camps, 22% rented housing, 22% live with host
families
98% of displaced come from Ninewa, 1% from Anbar, 1% from Salahaddin
93% said they wanted to return to their home province
Wave of Displacement:
1. Pre-June 2014 2,106 displaced came from Anbar
2. June-July 2014 34,620 displaced, 99% from Ninewa
3. Post-August 2014 342,840 displaced, 99% from Ninewa

Salahaddin
22,753 displaced families
136,518 displaced individuals
14,433 displaced families reside in Samarra district, 63% of total
56% live in rented housing, 12% squatting, 12% live with host families
94% of displaced come from Salahaddin, 4% from Anbar, 1% from Baghdad
81% said they wanted to return to their home province
Wave of Displacement:
1. Pre-June 2014 2,742 displaced came from Anbar
2. June-July 2014 56,910 displaced, 99% from Salahaddin
3. Post-August 2014 76,866 displaced, 99% from Salahaddin

Sulaymaniya
29,944 displaced families
179,964 displaced individuals
Approx. 30,000 Syrian refugees
14,185 displaced families reside in Sulaymaniya district, 47% of total
86% live in rented housing, 9% live in camps
32% of displaced come from Anbar, 29% from Diyala, 21% from Salahaddin, 11% from
Ninewa, 5% from Baghdad, 2% from Babil
79% said they wanted to return to their home province
Waves of Displacement to Province:
1. Pre-June 2014 40,290 displaced came, 77% were from Anbar
2. June-July 2014 59,796 displaced came, 40% from Diyala
3. Post-August 2014 79,878 displaced came, 64% from Diyala and Salahaddin

SOURCES

International Organization of Migration, “Anbar Governorate Profile,” June 2015
- “Babylon Governorate Profile,” June 2015
- “Baghdad Governorate Profile,” June 2015
- “Basrah Governorate Profile,” June 2015
- “Diyala Governorate Profile,” June 2015
- “Erbil Governorate Profile,” June 2015
- “Kerbala Governorate Profile,” June 2015
- “Kirkuk Governorate Profile,” June 2015
- “Missan Governorate Profile,” June 2015
- “Najaf Governorate Profile,” June 2015
- “Ninewa Governorate Profile,” June 2015
- “Salah al-Din Governorate Profile,” June 2015
- “Sulaymaniyah Governorate Profile,” June 2015
- “Thi Qar Governorate Profile,” June 2015

No comments:

Is An Israeli Attack Upon Iraq Imminent?

Israel appears to be making its final diplomatic moves before striking at Iraq for 12 months of attacks by Iraq’s Islamic Resistance.