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Data referenced is based on information UNHCR has collated from Government sources and partners between 27 September and 02 November.
Situation Overview
• UNHCR is aware of 28,350 refugees from Lebanon who have arrived in Iraq since the escalation of hostilities in Lebanon through various points including the AlQaim border crossing (15,355) and airports in Baghdad (10,753) and Najaf (2,242).
• Over the last week, UNHCR is observing an average of 400-600 Lebanese refugees arriving in Iraq per day.
• While UNHCR continues to observe Lebanese as the primary nationality of refugees crossing from Syria to Iraq after fleeing the hostilities in Lebanon, UNHCR has also observed Syrians and Palestinians arriving in Iraq and approaching UNHCR. 302 Syrian households, for example, have contacted UNHCR requesting registration indicating that they arrived in Iraq after fleeing Lebanon.
• The majority of refugees from Lebanon are hosted in Najaf and Karbala. The remaining are spread across different Governorates in central and south Iraq, including Babil, Basra, Diyala and Ninewa (refer to heat map).
• Official buses organized by the Ministry of Transport and private entities are now taking the new arrivals to Diyala as opposed to previous destinations of Babil, Najaf and Karbala.