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IRAQ SITUATION UNHCR FLASH UPDATE 15 March 2017 POPULATION MOVEMENTS Over 465,000 persons have been displaced along the Mosul corridor since March 2016, when military operations began south of Mosul. About half (238,000 persons) have been displaced in the past five months, when operations closed in on Mosul city in October 2016. East Mosul was brought under the government’s control in January 2017, and operations to retake west Mosul started on 19 February. Displacement from west Mosul this week highest recorded. Of the 97,000 persons displaced from west Mosul since 19 February 1 , about a third (32,000 persons) were displaced in the past three days (between 12 and 15 March). IDPs from west Mosul undergo a series of security screenings on the way before being transferred by ISF to Hammam Al-Alil, 25 km south of Mosul. A growing number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from west Mosul have moved to east Mosul instead of camps. IDPs from west Mosul interviewed by humanitarian partners declare that they prefer to stay close to Mosul if they can. About 10,000 IDPs from west Mosul are estimated to be now in east Mosul, according to the Mayor of the city. Some are with friends and relatives, while other families reportedly squat in empty houses and unfinished buildings. SITUATION UPDATE Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) are now moving deep into west Mosul. The central train station, once a stop for the Orient Express, was retaken on 14 March. Mosul’s historic neighbourhoods’ are densely populated, making military operations increasingly difficult in the parts of city not yet retaken. RESPONSE UPDATE With a sharp increase in new arrivals this week, UNHCR is doubling the capacity of Hammam Al-Alil Transit/Reception centre to 40,000 IDPs. Families use the centre to rest while waiting for relatives to be cleared before they move onwards. ISF has initiated expedited security screenings and it is expected that most families will now have to wait no more than 24 hours for clearance. Humanitarian partners are liaising with local authorities in east Mosul to identify the whereabouts of non-camp IDPs and prioritize protection and assistance needs. UNHCR is prepared to support emergency shelter needs in urban locations with flexible solutions for up to 50,000 IDPs. Government confirmed its plans to transfer IDPs to camps northeast of Mosul. Camps south and east of Mosul are now full. The government confirmed on 14 March that IDPs transiting through Hammam Al-Alil screening site will be transferred to camps northeast of Mosul where 22,600 can be readily accommodated. Hammam Al-Alil 2 camp will have capacity for up to 30,000 persons, and will be ready to receive about 6,600 IDPs by 20 March. Partners are working hard to ensure basic sanitation facilities are completed in time. The camp is about 1 km from Hammam Al-Alil 1 camp, which opened on 6 March and shelters 26,000 IDPs. That camp is at capacity. UNHCR has started preparation for a new camp, As Salamiyah 2, for up to 60,000 IDPs. The site is 10 km south of the town of Hammam Al-Alil, and will have an initial 5,000 plots. The camp, once completed, will have 10,000 plots. UNHCR needs USD 212 million in 2017 to continue providing urgent assistance to Iraqis displaced from Mosul, including USD 7 million in the next 10 days and an additional USD 30 million in the next two months – Total USD 37 million. 1 IOM-DTM Emergency Tracking since 17 October 2016. 2 IOM-DTM as of 2 March 2017. KEY FIGURES 238,236 Iraqis currently internally displaced from Mosul and surrounding areas since military operations to retake the city began on 17 October 2016 1 30,890 core relief item (CRIs) kits distributed to families in camps, assisting some 182,000 IDPs from Mosul and surrounding areas 7,960 family plots currently occupied out of 12,497 family plots (for some 75,000 people) in UNHCR built camps ready to receive IDPs displaced from the Mosul corridor 3 million IDPs since January 2014 2 250,952 Iraqi refugees hosted in countries in the region, and 14,486 Iraqis received in Al Hol camp in Syria since 17 October 2016 FUNDING USD 578 million requested for IDPs and Iraqi refugees in the region in 2017. Funded 4% Gap 96%
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IRAQ SITUATION
UNHCR FLASH UPDATE 15 March 2017
POPULATION MOVEMENTS
Over 465,000 persons have been displaced along the Mosul corridor since March 2016, when military operations began south of Mosul. About half (238,000 persons) have been displaced in the past five months, when operations closed in on Mosul city in October 2016. East Mosul was brought under the government’s control in January 2017, and operations to retake west Mosul started on 19 February.
Displacement from west Mosul this week highest recorded. Of the 97,000 persons displaced from west Mosul since 19 February1, about a third (32,000 persons) were displaced in the past three days (between 12 and 15 March). IDPs from west Mosul undergo a series of security screenings on the way before being transferred by ISF to Hammam Al-Alil, 25 km south of Mosul.
A growing number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from west Mosul have moved to east Mosul instead of camps. IDPs from west Mosul interviewed by humanitarian partners declare that they prefer to stay close to Mosul if they can. About 10,000 IDPs from west Mosul are estimated to be now in east Mosul, according to the Mayor of the city. Some are with friends and relatives, while other families reportedly squat in empty houses and unfinished buildings.
SITUATION UPDATE
Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) are now moving deep into west Mosul. The central train station, once a stop for the Orient Express, was retaken on 14 March. Mosul’s historic neighbourhoods’ are densely populated, making military operations increasingly difficult in the parts of city not yet retaken.
RESPONSE UPDATE
With a sharp increase in new arrivals this week, UNHCR is doubling the capacity of Hammam Al-Alil Transit/Reception centre to 40,000 IDPs. Families use the centre to rest while waiting for relatives to be cleared before they move onwards. ISF has initiated expedited security screenings and it is expected that most families will now have to wait no more than 24 hours for clearance.
Humanitarian partners are liaising with local authorities in east Mosul to identify the whereabouts of non-camp IDPs and prioritize protection and assistance needs. UNHCR is prepared to support emergency shelter needs in urban locations with flexible solutions for up to 50,000 IDPs.
Government confirmed its plans to transfer IDPs to camps northeast of Mosul. Camps south and east of Mosul are now full. The government confirmed on 14 March that IDPs transiting through Hammam Al-Alil screening site will be transferred to camps northeast of Mosul where 22,600 can be readily accommodated.
Hammam Al-Alil 2 camp will have capacity for up to 30,000 persons, and will be ready to receive about 6,600 IDPs by 20 March. Partners are working hard to ensure basic sanitation facilities are completed in time. The camp is about 1 km from Hammam Al-Alil 1 camp, which opened on 6 March and shelters 26,000 IDPs. That camp is at capacity.
UNHCR has started preparation for a new camp, As Salamiyah 2, for up to 60,000 IDPs. The site is 10 km south of the town of Hammam Al-Alil, and will have an initial 5,000 plots. The camp, once completed, will have 10,000 plots.
UNHCR needs USD 212 million in 2017 to continue providing urgent assistance to Iraqis displaced from Mosul, including USD 7 million in the next 10 days and an additional USD 30 million in the next two months – Total USD 37 million.
1IOM-DTM Emergency Tracking since 17 October 2016. 2IOM-DTM as of 2 March 2017.
KEY FIGURES
238,236 Iraqis currently internally displaced from Mosul and surrounding areas since military operations to retake the city began on 17 October 20161
30,890 core relief item (CRIs) kits distributed to families in camps, assisting some 182,000 IDPs from Mosul and surrounding areas
7,960 family plots currently occupied out of 12,497 family plots (for some 75,000 people) in UNHCR built camps ready to receive IDPs displaced from the Mosul corridor
3 million
IDPs since January 20142
250,952 Iraqi refugees
hosted in countries in the
region, and 14,486 Iraqis
received in Al Hol camp in Syria since 17 October 2016
FUNDING
USD 578 million requested for IDPs and Iraqi
refugees in the region in 2017.
Funded4%
Gap96%
UNHCR Mosul Emergency Response Since October 2016 15 March 2017
-1.2 - 1.5 millionpeople impacted up to 1 million
displaced 700,000 in need
238,236 displaced since 17 October
TentsCamps & Shelter
AlternativesNFI Kits
Plots in UNHCR Constructed Camps
USD 212 million required in 2017 for Mosul
emergency response
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DIYALA
ERBIL
NINEWA
SALAHAL-DIN
SULAYMANIYAH
KIRKUK
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GawilanKawergosk
Darashakran
Basirma
Qushtapa
ArbatCamp
Al-ObaidiCamp
Shikhan
Tilkaif
Hamdaniya
Mosul
Telafar
Sumel
Dahuk
Akre
Erbil
Ba'aj
Sinjar
Hatra
Zakho
Shirqat
Baiji
HadithaKhanaqin
Kifri
BaladroozMuqdadiya
Khalis
Tooz
Kalar
Heet
Ka'im
Ramadi
Tikrit
Hawiga
Makhmur
Chamchamal
Mergasur
AmediSoran
Choman
PshdarRania
Shaqlawa
Koisnjaq
Dokan
Sulaymaniya
Sharbazher
Halabja
Darbandihkan
Ana
Ru'ua
Daur
BaladThethar
Kirkuk
Dabes
Samarra
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GHARZ
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Dawadia
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Kabarto 1Kabarto 2
RwangaCommunity
KhankeShariya
Berseve 1Berseve 2
Chamishku
Alwand1
Al Adheam
Mansouriya
Al-Wand 2
Alyawa
Baharka
Harshm
Ankawa 2St. Elijah Church
Yahyawa
Nazrawa
Bardarash
Mamilian
Bawa(Baidawa)
Essian
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Al-Hwesh
Tazade
Samaraa'Cent.
Ba'Aj
Bazyan
Choman
Dahuk
Erbil
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Kelar
Kirkuk
Mosul Rania
Samarra
Shaqlawa
Soran
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Barzan
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Qarah Qosh
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Shirqat
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Ijhala
Shura
Sinjar
Talafar
Janbur
Tulul Baq
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Hasiyah
Laylan
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Planned Capacity (plots)2.8002,0001,0005002000
10,0005,0003,0002,0001,000400
20kmCityTown
IDP CampRefugee Camp Main RoadRoad
B Completed IDP camp (8)(12,497plots)
Planned IDP camp (2)(15,000 plots)
UNHCR Camps/Plots Construction
Debaga
UNHCR Funding Requirements
B Under construction IDP camp (1)(1,560 plots)
Debaga 2
Amalla
B
Daquq
BBLaylan 2
Qaymawa (Zelikan)
Garmawa
B
ArbatArbat
Ashti
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B
BQoratu
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The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Sources: Registration Unit, UNOCHA, CCCM Cluster, Shelter/NFI CLuster, IOM DTM. Geographic Coordinate System: GCS_WGS
BBAl Alam
B
B
Total 29,057 plots Capacity 174,342 IDPs
1 Family per plot and6 Individuals per family
Another 2,994 plots are also available in Qoratu (UNHCR)(647 plots), Alwand2 (UNHCR)(101 plots),Surdash (MoDM)(400 plots), Tazade (MoDM)( 396 plots), Alwand1 (MoDM)(750 plots) and Debaga Extension (Emirates Red Crescent)(700 plots) IDP camps.
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Camp/Site Plots
Debaga (Extension)
B Emergency site or camp by partners
B
BBustan Al Sheuokh
BNargizlia 1
Al QaiyaraB
Qayyarah-Jad’ahQayyarah Airstrip
BAl Alam (2,3,4)
BHaj Ali
BAl Sh'hamah
Targets: 60,000 44,000 87,500
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87%
10,133Identified Constructed
B
Olympic Stadium
Camps and emergency sites include locations within the broader Mosul corridor.
522,610 IDPs from Erbil, Ninewa, Salah al-Din and Kirkuk Governorates were displaced due to hostilities since April 2016.
Occupied
Available
Under construction
Required in 2017
B Existing IDP camp with spare capacity
B
B Chamakor
BB
B
BAs Salamiyah
Hamam Al Alil
Hasansham U3
Distributed
Available
Required in 2017
Bartella
BZelikan (new)
Khazer M1
B
Hasansham M2B
Nargizlia 2
B
B
UNHCR Protection Monitoring for Mosul Response
14,491 74,741 Individuals
HHs Assessed
20,759 21,404 17,215 15,758Hasansham U2
Hamam Al Alil 2 BAs Salamiyah 2
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Protection (Co-coordinated by UNHCR & DRC)
Shelter & NFI (Co-coordinated by UNHCR & NRC)
Camp Coordination & Camp Management (Co-coordinated by UNHCR & IOM)
International Borders
District Boundary
Governorate Boundary
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As Salamiyah 2Occupied Plots Developed Plots Undeveloped Plots
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5,348
38,521
16,131 30,890
19,110
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