Iraq — Event Tracking — Displacement Movements from Syria to Iraq (22 October 2019)

Due to the latest military operations in Syria, DTM Iraq has launched an emergency tracking tool to monitor potential population flow coming through pre-selected border points. Only people being displaced by the conflict will be reported in this update and usual border activities and crossings will not be covered.

— 1,829 individuals have crossed through the informal points nearby Sahela and Alwaleed villages on October 22. This brings the total of individuals having crossed these points in the last 9 days to 7,230.

— All arrivals were transported to Bardarash Camp by bus, 565 from Sahela and 1,264 from Alwaleed.