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Iraq: Population movement - Emergency Plan of Action n° MDRIQ008 Final Report

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This final report updates the previously published preliminary report with the addition of the final validated financial report

A. Situation analysis

Description of the disaster During the first half of 2016, humanitarian needs in parts of central and northern Iraq continued to rise as Iraqi state military and allied forces embarked on a military offensive to retake areas in northern and central Iraq including Fallujah, which had been occupied by organized non-state armed groups over the past two years. The violence and humanitarian crisis in Iraq remains at alarming levels. Violence has resulted in 38,780 civilians killed and 75,346 injured to date since November 2012.

Anbar

The battle for the city of Fallujah led to intense levels of fighting, levelling public and private infrastructure as well as leading to population movements of more than 87,000 people. Most displaced people from Fallujah were taken to Ameriyat al Fallujah, around 30km south of the city. Others fled the areas of north of Fallujah towards the east; they were hosted in local schools and in the Al Ahal camp.

Nineveh, Salah al-Din, Kirkuk

In and around Nineveh governorate, Iraqi security forces continued an offensive to retake territory which resulted in the displacement of thousands of people in Salah al-Din and Kirkuk governorates. Almost 6,500 Iraqi families from Mosul and Ba’aj districts in Nineveh and from Salah al-Din have fled into Syria. As the battle for Mosul escalates, more Iraqis are expected to flee towards Syria.

The humanitarian situation continues to be fragile in the Fallujah and surrounding areas. Although people are liberated from violence and insecurity, they live with fear of uncertainty for rehabilitation. According to the IRCS field assessment, at least 20 per cent people are in need of basic assistance of food, drinking water, and health care.