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AlShurasub-district,4November

In theAlShurasub-district,betweenAlQayyarahandHamamAlAlil, ISIShasbeenengaged ina large-scalerelocationofciviliansnorthtoHamamAlAlil,andthenontoMosulandTelAfar.Thisisanexpansionoftheir

tactic of using civilians as human shields. Many of the villages on the road north of Arrfayla (the borderbetween the Al Qayyarah and Al Shura sub-districts) appear to be sparsely populated or empty. This is

particularly the case the closer one gets to the frontline near Hamam Al Alil. There has also been localdisplacement into host communities, displacement further south to Hawd village and Jadaa camp, and

voluntaryevacuationsofISISfamiliestoMosul,butitseemsthemajorityofcivilians–includingwholevillagecommunities–havebeentakenforciblybyISIStoactashumanshields.

Most villages are located on or near the main Al Qayyarah–Hamam Al Alil road and access is relatively

straightforward,particularlyasthenewAcrowbridge, locatedbesidethedestroyedQayyarahbridge, isnowopentotraffic.IEDcontaminationamongthevillagesseemstobelessprevalentthaninrecentlyretakenareas

ontheothersideoftheriver,buttherearestillsomeIEDsalongthemainroadandtheremaystillbesomeareasofheavycontaminationsoextremecareshouldbetakenasalways.

Athoroughassessmentofallthevillagesintheareaisneededtounderstandthesituationandpriorityneeds

ingreaterdetail.Thisreportbrieflydescribeswhathashappenedinsomeofthevillagestogiveanindicationofwhatishappeninginthisareaonawiderscale.

Ontheroadnorth:thesmokefromoilfiresremainsamajorhealthhazard.

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TululNasrTheoriginalpopulationofTululNasrisestimatedatjustover6,000individuals.Duringthetwodaysbeforethe

ISFadvancereachedthevillage,ISISforcedtheinhabitantstotravelnorthtoHamamAlAlilinbusesandtrucksorintheirowncars.It’sreportedthatanyonewhorefusedtogowaskilled.Weweretoldthatthepeoplehad

notimetofleesouth,but15familiesmanagedtohidethemselves innearbyhills.Thesefamilieshavesincereturnedtothevillage.Theydon’tknowwhathashappenedtotheirneighboursandrelatives,buttheymay

havebeentakenfromHamamAlAlilfurthernorthtoMosulandTelAfar.

TululNasr is freeof IEDsaccordingtothecivilianswhohavereturnedthere.Theyhaveaccesstowaterandhave received some limited food support, but it was insufficient. There is a clinic in the village but no

medicines.Whenaskedwhattheyneededthemost,theresidentssaidthattheirgreatestneedwasthesafereturnoftheirrelativesandneighboursfromwhereverthey’dbeentaken.

(REACHhasrecentlypublishedadetailedreportondisplacementtoJadaacamp).

TululAlMahr(TululMahar)

NociviliansdisplacedfromTululAlMahr,avillagelocated3.5kmsouth-eastofAlShuratownwithanoriginalpopulationof1,500individuals.IDPsbegantoarriveon22October,mostlyfromAlShuratown,butalsofrom

TululNasr,AlJadidaandothervillages.ThepeopleofTululAlMahrendeduphostingaround4,000IDPsforaround 5 days. The local sheikh and other villagers personally supplied the IDPs with food etc., until they

continuedontheirjourneytoJadaacampviaAshShuwayrat.

WaterisnowthetoppriorityinTululAlMahr.ThepumpstationinSafinasuppliedwaterto3villages:TululAlMahr,TallWeiandZeiharah,pumpingfor6days–2daysforeachvillage–butthegeneratorisbroken.The

villageisnowrelyingonwaterfromboreholes,whichisnotsuitablefordrinking.Foodsecurityisalsoanissuegiventhelackoffunctioningmarketsandrestrictionstofreedomofmovement.

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Tubiyah(Tweyba) Tubiyahhasanoriginalpopulationofaround300families.AsinTululNasr,theentirepopulationofthevillage

(withtheexceptionofasmallnumberwhomanagedtohide)wasroundedupandtransportedtoHamamAlAlil. From there theywere taken toMosul.After receiving secret instructions from theNinewaOperational

CommandonhowtofleeMosul,theymanagedtoescapeandmadetheirwaybacktotheirvillage,mostlyonfoot.Arelativelysmallnumber–around25families–didnotescapeandwereapparentlytransportedonto

TelAfar.

TubiyahalsobecamealocationforIDPsfromNimrud,theareacomprisingseveralvillagesonthewestsideofthe Tigris. Reportedly up to 1,000 families (exact figures were difficult to ascertain) crossed the Tigris and

arrivedinTubiyahaweekago,bywhichtimethemajorityofthehostcommunityhadreturned.TheysaidtheylefttheirvillagesspecificallytoavoidbeingusedashumanshieldsbyISIS.ThosewithrelativesinHawdwere

allowedtogothere,butnoonewasallowedbeyondthis,eventhosewithrelativesinAlQayyarah.MostoftheIDPsstayedinTubiyahwiththehostcommunity,with2-3familiesineachhouse.

WithNimrudcomingunderISFcontrol,theIDPsinTubiyahweregivenpermissiontoreturnhomebytheISF.

Theyhavebeenre-crossingtheriverontwosmallboatsprovidedbythevillagersoverthelasttwodaysandwalkingtotheirvillagesfromthere.Theysaidthatthosewhodidnotmanagetoflee,whethertoTubiyahor

otherlocations,weretakentoMosul.

ThelastoftheNimrudIDPsreturninghomeacrosstheTigrisfromTubiyahon4November.Oncetheyarrivedon the far bank the families walked home to their villages. Two rowing boats were used for the crossing,suppliedbythehostcommunity,andoneex-ISISmotorboat.Thereturnswerecloselycontrolledbythe IraqiArmy.

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Now only the original inhabitants of Tubiyah remain in the village. Their priority need is water. The local

pumpingstationreliedonthenearby(destroyed)sulphurfactoryforitselectricitysupplyandtheantiquatedpumping equipment requires specific expertise to rehabilitate. The community is currently getting water

directly fromthe river -one familyhasaprivatepumpandpeoplepay for fuel to receivesmallamountsofuntreatedriverwater.Almostallhouseshavewatertanksandwatertruckingisaclearpriorityinparallelwith

providingelectricitytotheplant.AnINGOhastakenonthisresponsibilityforTubiyah.

ThescreeningprocesshasstillnottakenplaceinthevillageandtheIraqiArmyrestrictsmovementtotheriverand beyond the village boundaries. Food is short but water is a far greater priority. There are nomedical

services.Accordingtothepopulation,thevillageisfreeofIEDs.AlShuratownTherearenociviliansinAlShura.Whenaskedwhetherthefightinghadbeenhardthere,oneIraqisoldiertold

us that battle for Al Shura was ‘Fallujah II’. The town was home to a number of ISIS leaders and had areputationforhavingastrongISISpresence.

Fromanoriginalpopulationofaround13,000,about5,000individualsfledsouthtoJadaacampviaShuwayrat

village,startingon22October.Around2,000werelocallydisplacedtosurroundingvillages,fromwhichsomecontinuedtheirjourneytowardsJadaacamp(REACHhasrecentlypublishedareportondisplacementtoJadaa

camp). Itwasreportedthattheremaining6,000orsoAlShura inhabitantswerecloselyassociatedwith ISISandwentvoluntarilytoMosul.Thisisanestimatednumberanditisnotknownexactlywhenthesepeopleleft,

although itmay have been some time ago. According to local people, these families will never be able toreturntoAlShura.

ThefederalpoliceresponsibleforthetownclaimedthatallthehouseshadbeencheckedandclearedofIEDs.

Asignificantpercentageofhousesinthetownhavebeendestroyed,butdependingontheauthorities,returnsfromJadaacampcouldbeginsoon.

DramaticsunlightonthejourneybacktoAlQayyarah.

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Furthernorth,towardsMosulThebattleforHamamAlAliliscurrentlyongoing.Thereisthoughttobealargenumberofcivilianswithinthe

townbut there has not been any significant displacement south since the battle for the town itself began.ReportshavebeenreceivedthatISISiskillinganyonewhotriestoescape.Singlemalesareexpectedtostart

coming through the lines, but it’s thought at themoment that families will not come because of the risk.Further up the Tigris, beyond Hamam Al Alil, it is thought that the villages are mostly empty and the

populationshavebeenrelocatedbyISIStoAlbuSaifvillage,justbelowMosul,andHamamAlAliltothesouth.