Iraq — Displacement Report 7 (October 2014)

From the beginning of January through to 26 October, 2014 the DTM identified 1,898,844 internally displaced individuals dispersed across 1,928 distinct locations in Iraq. As a result of continued large scale displacement in the governorates of Ninewa, Kirkuk and Anbar, Iraq has witnessed an increase in displaced populations over the last several reporting periods. From the end of September to October 26, the displaced population increased by 145,542 individuals. Diyala governorate witnessed waves of both displacement and return between 20 – 22 October 2014, as fighting broke out in the area of Qara Teppa, Kifri district in Diyala