Iraq — Displacement Report 80 (September 2017)

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Contact
DTM Iraq, IraqDTM@iom.int
Language
English
Location
Iraq
Period Covered
Aug 31 2017
Sep 30 2017
Activity
  • Mobility Tracking
  • Baseline Assessment

As of 30 September 2017, the DTM has identified 3,203,124 internally displaced persons (533,854 families) displaced after January 2014, dispersed across 98 districts and 3,726 locations in Iraq. For the same period, DTM has identified 2,282,370 returnees (380,395 families). Overall, the total number of identified IDPs decreased by approximately 2% (56,748 individuals). Decreases were recorded across most governorates, with peaks in Erbil, (6% or 18,294), Baghdad (6% or 17,532), and Anbar (9% or 10,998). The most notable increases were in Diyala Governorate (2% or 1,182 individuals) and Salah al-Din (1% or 3,228 individuals). The returnee population increased by 5% (111,336 individuals) during the month of September, the saée percentage as for August. The two governorates with the highest increase in returnee population were Ninewa (14% or 55,176) and Anbar (4% or 45,996 individuals).