Iraq Conflict

Data collection for Round 122 took place between 1 May and 31 July 2021. As of 31 July 2021, DTM identified 4,884,612 returnees (814,102 households), dispersed across 8 governorates, 38 districts, and 2,162 locations in Iraq. A total of 17,562 new returnees were recorded between May and July 2021

With the end of the conflict with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), protracted displacement has come to characterize the post-conflict environment in Iraq.

Environmental degradation is increasingly and strongly felt in the southern governorates of Iraq.

From May 2018 to September 2021, 35,307 Iraqi returnees from abroad were identified in 17 Governorates, 69 Districts and 635 locations. During this reporting period, IOM Iraq achieved full country coverage.

From May 2018 to July 2021, 33,098 Iraqi returnees from abroad were identified in 17 Governorates, 67 Districts and 595 locations. During this reporting period, IOM Iraq achieved full country coverage.

Data collection for Round 120 took place in January and February 2021. As of 28 February 2021, DTM identified 4,851,816 returnees (808,636 households), dispersed across eight governorates, 38 districts, and 2,140 locations in Iraq.

The reference unit of the assessment is the location, which is defined as an area that corresponds with either a village for rural areas or a neighbourhood for urban areas (i.e.

Data collection for Round 121 took place in March and April 2021. As of 30 April 2021, DTM identified 4,867,050 returnees (811,175) households), dispersed across 8 governorates, 38 districts, and 2,156 locations in Iraq.

The reference unit of the assessment is the location, which is defined as an area that corresponds with either a village for rural areas or a neighbourhood for urban areas (i.e.

The Return Index is a tool designed to measure the severity of conditions in locations of return. Data collection for the Return Index Round 12 took place during the months of March and April 2021 across eight governorates, 38 districts and 2,128 locations in Iraq.

Between May 2018 and April 2021, a total of 31,212 Iraqi returnees from abroad were identified in 17 governorates, 66 districts and 590 locations. During this reporting period, IOM Iraq achieved full country coverage.

The Return Index is a tool designed to measure the severity of conditions in locations of return. Data collection for the Return Index Round 11 took place during the months of November and December 2020 across eight governorates, 38 districts and 2,076 locations in Iraq.