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KEY FIGURES
359,250 Iraqis currently internally displaced from Mosul and surrounding areas since military operations to retake the city began on 17 October 20161
51,661 core relief item (CRI) kits distributed to families in camps, assisting some 310,000 IDPs from Mosul and surrounding areas
10,987 family plots currently occupied out of 17,597 family plots (for some 106,000 people) in UNHCR built camps ready to receive IDPs displaced from Mosul and surrounding areas
3 million IDPs since January 2014
253,992 Iraqi refugees hosted in countries in the region, and 15,411 Iraqis received in Al Hol camp in Syria since 17 October 2016
POPULATION MOVEMENTS
Insecurity and shortages of food and water continue to trigger displacement from west Mosul, while flooding significantly impacts movements. Authorities reported that approximately 4,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from west Mosul arrived at Hammam Al-Alil screening site between 2 and 3 May. The closure of Nimrud (Muneira) bridge, south of Mosul, on 3 and 4 May has reportedly halted bus traffic to and from west Mosul, preventing many IDPs from reaching Hammam Al-Alil screening site. With the bridge closed since 3 May, an NGO has been providing boats to transport fleeing civilians across the river. IDPs who managed to reach Hammam Al-Alil come from areas still under control of armed groups and from areas recently retaken by the government.
A small number of IDPs has been able to cross checkpoints to reach camps northeast of Mosul. Between 1 and 3 May, 98 IDPs arrived at Nargizlia 1 and Nargizlia 2 camps from villages northwest and east of Mosul, in Telafar and Sheikhan districts, respectively. Many other families coming from Mosul or Hammam Al-Alil are reported to remain stranded at checkpoints along the route to Nargizlia. Humanitarian partners are working closely with all relevant authorities in order to provide those families with access to safety.
SITUATION UPDATE
Iraqi Security Forces open new front in west Mosul. On 4 May, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) launched an offensive from the northwest of the area held by armed extremist groups, along the boundaries of the neighbourhoods of Musharifah, Khanisah and alHaramat.
With hundreds of thousands of civilians still believed to be trapped in west Mosul, this new front could trigger fresh outflows as civilians affected by the conflict seek routes to safety.
RESPONSE UPDATE Humanitarian partners continue to provide assistance to new arrivals in Hammam Al-Alil, despite bridge closure. UNHCR and partners are accessing Hammam Al-Alil transit site and camps via Qayyarah bridge, 40 km south of Hammam Al-Alil, since the closure of Nimrud Bridge.
Anticipating a surge of new arrivals following the reported new front opened in west Mosul today (4 May), UNHCR has prepositioned essential household items for 3,050 families (up to 18,000 persons) in its warehouse in Hammam Al-Alil. One thousand emergency kits are also to be prepositioned in the camp, to provide temporary shelter to families in case of a rapid increase in population.
There is space immediately available for over 32,000 IDPs in camps built by the government and humanitarian partners around Mosul and in Salah al-Din. UNHCR is building an additional 1,141 plots for about 6,600 persons in Hammam Al-Alil 2 camp, 20 km south of Mosul. Construction is also well underway in Al-Salamiyah 2 camp, 5 km southeast of Hammam Al-Alil, where UNHCR’s partner has begun installing WASH facilities for 4,640 plots. Once completed, the camp will be able to shelter nearly 30,000 IDPs, with the possibility to double this capacity with a second phase of construction at the site.
UNHCR needs USD 212 million in 2017 to continue providing urgent protection, shelter and camp coordination and camp management assistance to IDPs from Mosu