ReliefWeb

FIGURES

• Number of people in need 11m

• Number of people targeted for assistance 6.2m

• Number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) 3.3m

• Number of IDPs who live outside camps 2.5m

• Number of affected ppl within host communities 3.2m

• Number of returnees 1.9m

• Number of Syrian refugees 0.23m

HIGHLIGHTS

• Increasing numbers flee western Anbar under cover of sand storms.

• Reforming communities in Salah al-Din face increased risk from a surge in ISIL attacks.

• Civilians remaining in Mosul’s old city face lifethreatening risks.

• New study on gender and conflict recommends expanding women’s roles as household providers to promote recovery

Increasing numbers flee ISIL-held western Anbar

Thousands flee under cover of sand storms

Since the beginning of the year, over 22,000 people fled areas held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the west of Anbar governorate for Kilo 60 and Kilo 18 transit sites, according to the ministry of Migration and Displacement. The rate of displacement is increasing, with over half the displaced community fleeing since the end of March under cover of seasonal sand storms. Currently, between 150 and 300 people are making the 500 kilometre journey from Ka’im to Kilo 18 every day in scorching temperatures that regularly reach 45 Celsius. Smugglers are transporting people out of ISIL-held areas, while some are reported to have made the journey on foot. Displacement spiked in early May, with over 1,200 people fleeing in the space of three days, and in late June, when a further 1,200 fled over a similar time period. More people are expected to escape before the end of July, under severe conditions including rising temperatures and severe sand storms.