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PART I: IMPACT Of THE CRIsIs

IMPACT OF THE

CRIsIs

The humanitarian crisis in Iraq remains one of the largest people in areas impacted by the conflict with the Islamic State
and most volatile in the world. The pace of displacement over of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have been newly displaced. Every
the past three years is nearly without precedent. In 2014, over one of the nine major military campaigns during 2016 has
2.5 million people were displaced in Iraq; in 2015, an additional created new displacement. Over 3 million Iraqis are currently
million were forced to flee. During the past year, nearly 700,000 displaced, living in 3,700 locations across the country; more

INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IN THOUSANDS)

TOTAL IDPS TOTAL RETURNEES
3.17 3.18 3.21 3.20 3.19 3.23 3.31 3.34 3.42 3.33 3.31 3.32 3.37 3.34 3.32 3.23
3.04 3.10 3.09 3.03
3.0M 1.4M 2.83
2.54 2.68
2.30
2.12
Internally displaced people 1.71 1.75 1.90 2.00
(millions)
1.37
Returnees 1.07 1.23
(millions) 0.86 0.80 0.85 0.91 1.00
0.66 0.73 0.75
06 0.35 0.44 0.48 0.36 0.40 0.42 0.45 0.47 0.50 0.55 0.55
0.09 0.14 0.12 0.17 0.22 0.30

2014 2015 2016

JANUARY 2014 JUNE 2014 JANUARY 2015 MAY 2015
Fighting begins in Anbar and Mosul falls Displacement increases to Military
Fallujah falls, displacing about and violence about 2.2 million due to operations in
85,000 people. spreads insecurity and conflict in Anbar trigger
across central and northern regions. displacement.
north- About 116,850
central Iraq. displaced people
MAY 2014 Conflict- returned to their
People displaced by violence related homes.
in Anbar reach 550,000. displace MARCH 2015
ments Military operations in Tikrit
increase to trigger displacement but also
1.2 million, allow for return.
though some
displaced AUGUST 2014
quickly Attacks on Sinjar, Zummar and the Ninewa
return to Plains displace nearly 1 million people within
Mosul. weeks, pushing the number of displaced Iraqis
to 1.8 million.