Iraq — Iraqi Returnees from Abroad (August 2020)

From May 2018 to August 2020, 23,457 Iraqi returnees from abroad were identified in 16 Governorates, 61 Districts and 538 locations. During this reporting period, IOM Iraq achieved full country coverage. Most of the returnees from abroad were recorded in the governorates of Ninewa (63%), Thi-Qar (19%) and Anbar (7%). Of those returnees recorded in Ninewa, 65 per cent were recorded in the district of Telafar, while 26 per cent were recorded in Sinjar. In Thi-Qar, 80 per cent were recorded in the district of Nassriya, while 12 per cent were recorded in Al-Rifa'i. Finally, in Anbar, 53 per cent returned to the district of Ana while 24 per cent were in Al-Ka'im. The majority of returnees (73%) were identified as having come from two countries: Turkey (44%) and the Syrian Arab Republic (29%)