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Iraq

Iraq Master List Report 131, September – December 2023

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The Master List report provides quarterly updates on the number of IDPs and returnees in Iraq, recent movements and overall trends, shelter type, IDP areas of origin and areas of no return.

As of 31 December 2023, DTM identified 1,123,663 individual IDPs (192,665 households). A decrease of 18,351 IDPs was noticed compared to the previous round (-1.6%), with Erbil District in Erbil Governorate, and Sumel and Zakho Districts in Dahuk Governorate having the highest decrease.

During the reporting period, 4,863,072 individual returnees (810,512 households) were reported. An increase of 17,010 individual returnees was observed since previous round (0.4%), with the highest increase in the returnees in the Districts of Baiji in Salah a-Din and Al-Ba’aj in Ninewa.

Improvements in the security situation in Al-Sinyah in Baiji encouraged families to renovate their houses and return. In Al-Ba’aj, families returned from Jedda-1 Camp or Bahrka Camp. Additionally, during this round, 3,702 individuals returned from camps, with the majority residing in Ninewa (84%). The number of returnees residing in critical shelters increased by 4,308 compared to the previous round (2%).