From 31 August to 30 September:
- As of 30 September 2017, the DTM has identified 3,203,124 internally displaced persons (533,854 families) displaced after January 2014, dispersed across 98 districts and 3,726 locations in Iraq. For the same period, DTM has also identified 2,282,370 returnees (380,395 families).
- Overall, the total number of identified IDPs decreased by approximately 2% (56,748 individuals). Decreases were recorded across most governorates, with peaks in Erbil (6% or 18,294 individuals), Baghdad (6% or 17,532) and Anbar (9% or 10,998).
- The most notable increases were in Diyala Governorate (2% or 1,182 individuals) and Salah al-Din (1% or 3,228 individuals).
- The returnee population increased by 5% (111,336 individuals) during the month of September, the same percentage as for August. The two governorates with the highest increase in returnee population were Ninewa (14% or 55,176) and Anbar (4% or 45,996 individuals).
Situation Overview
By 30 September 2017, the number of people displaced because of military operations in west Anbar reached 52,200 individuals. This includes more than 6,000 who were displaced since 19 September 2017, when the Iraqi forces launched a full-scale offensive against ISIL in the west Anbar districts of Ana, Al Ka’im and Ru’a. DTM has been monitoring this crisis since January 2017, when significant displacement movements were already taking place due to hostilities in the area and in anticipation of major military operations.
Furthermore, a flow monitoring system at Kilo 18 screening site – set up to triangulate DTM’s core methodology of identifying IDPs at their location of displacement – shows that more than 50,000 individuals have been displaced from west Anbar since the beginning of 2017.
Most of west Anbar IDPs (85% or 44,118 individuals) remain within Anbar Governorate, with Falluja district hosting 46% and Ramadi 27%. Overall, 59% of IDPs due to the west Anbar crisis are in camps, 40% are in private settings and 1% are in critical shelters.
The second major displacement crisis during this reporting period took place when Iraqi forces resumed operations to retake Hawiga district in Kirkuk and launched an offensive against ISIL positions in Shirqat district, Salah al-Din. A total of 12,666 individuals were displaced since the beginning of operations on 21 September; of these, 9,102 remained displaced and 3,564 returned by the end of the month. During the previous hostilities in Hawiga – between August 2016 and 21 September 2017 – a total of 102,708 people displaced. Overall, the districts hosting most IDPs who displaced because of this crisis are Daquq, Kirkuk Governorate (39% or 43,254 individuals) and Tikrit, Salah al-Din Governorate (34% or 38,028). Approximately 58% of IDPs from Hawiga and Shirqat live in camps, while 27% live in critical shelters. Those in camps are primarily in Kirkuk Governorate, while those living in critical shelters are mostly concentrated in the districts of Tikrit, Balad and Shirqat in Salah al-Din.
Original source: International Organization for Migration.
Posted on 11 October 2017
