IOM #Iraq Salah al-Din Governorate Displacement Snapshot (September 2014)

DISPLACEMENT SNAPSHOT: SALAH AL-DIN

1All information, unless otherwise speci�ed, in this report is from IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) from 1 September 2014 and from �eld reports of the Rapid Assessment and Response Teams. For more information on the DTM, visit: http://iomiraq.net/dtm-page

2Figures for number of individual IDPs have been calculated by multiplying the number of families by 6, the average size of an Iraqi family.

3 As a single location may host groups of IDPs from di�erent waves of displacement, this �gure represents the number of distinct locations in the governorate hosting new IDP populations for 2014, regardless of date of displacement.

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of IDP families were reportedly in need of access to electricity

88% of IDP families were reported to have insufficient access to food

36% of IDP families were reported to be without access to potable water

IDP MOVEMENT IN 2014

56%

DISPLACEMENT IN 2014PROFILE OF DISPLACEMENT1

OVERVIEWSalah al-Din is a primarily industrial governorate located in north central Iraq, 130 km from Baghdad and located along the main road to Mosul. It has seen ongoing instability since the beginning of 2014, especially in recent months. Displacement has been ongoing since the beginning of the year, with at least 600 families fleeing violence in Salah al-Din and settling largely in Erbil in the first five months. Then, a much more substantial wave of displacement began in June when its capital, Tikrit, was overtaken by armed groups (AGs). Salah al-Din has become the second most common governorate of origin for IDPs who displaced since June after Ninewa; as of September 1, more than 40,000 families had displaced from Salah al-Din, the vast majority of which had sought refuge in Kirkuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). Field reports indicate that large areas of the governorate are under the control of AGs and clashes between government forces and AGs are commonplace.

IOM IRAQ SEPTEMBER 2014

AUGUST 2014 TOTAL

2,910 IDP families

17,460 IDP individuals

17 locations

6,310 IDP families

37,860 IDP individuals2

80 locations3

PRE-JUNE 2014

IDENTIFIED IDP FAMILIESLEGEND

Primary Movements

Identified IDP Families20,001 - 40,000

10,001 - 20,000

5,001 - 10,000

1,501 - 5,000

0 - 1,500

6,776 0 6,776 0

20,001-40,00010,001-20,0005,001-10,000

1,501-5,0000-1,500

43,122 FLED SALAH AL-DIN5,030 WITHIN SALAH AL-DIN1,280 TO SALAH AL-DIN

6,310 TOTAL IN SALAH AL-DIN

Al-Fares

2,120 IDP families


30 locations

1,280 IDP families


53 locations

JUNE-JULY 2014

Baiji

Al-Shirqat

Al-Daur

LEGENDPrimary Movements

Identified IDP Families20,001 - 40,000

10,001 - 20,000

5,001 - 10,000

1,501 - 5,000

0 - 1,500

6,635 4,105 2,530 39,100

Tikrit

Samarra

Al-Thethar Balad

Tooz

of IDP families were living in schools14%

A massive population of IDPs has displaced from Salah al-Din to neighboring governorates since June due to ongoing clashes between Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and AGs, especially in the areas surrounding Tikrit, Salah al-Din’s capital, and Baiji, the site of a large oil refinery. The most common destinations for IDPs from Salah al-Din have been the Kirkuk and Al-Hawiga districts of Kirkuk, the Erbil and Shaqlawa districts of Erbil, and Sulaymaniyah district of Sulaymaniyah with significant numbers also scattered throughout these governorates and displaced within Salah al-Din. During the month of June, Salah al-Din was the second most common governorate of origin for displaced people after Ninewa, with at least 26,000 families fleeing from violence that month alone; it was reported that at the end of June, many neighborhoods in Tikrit were entirely deserted.

Earlier this year, Salah al-Din was a destination for IDPs from Anbar; in May, as many as 5,540 families had displaced from Anbar to Salah al-Din. Since clashes broke out in Salah al-Din, it is widely believed that many have since returned to Anbar, and Salah al-Din has become a push governorate rather than a pull governorate. While all IDPs displaced before June are from Anbar, all IDPs who displaced after June displaced internally. Half of these IDPs are located in the Tikrit district. Field reports indicated that many families who fled from the areas around Tikrit city and the Baiji oil refinery have sought refuge in the Al-Alam subdistrict of Tikrit and the northern Al-Shirqa district within Salah al-Din.

DISPLACEMENT TRENDS


4Figures for number of individual IDPs have been calculated by multiplying the number of families by 6, the average size of an Iraqi family. 2


CURRENT LOCATION FOR IDPS FROM SALAH AL-DIN

There have been reports of serious damage to infrastructure such as hospitals and schools due to bombings and shelling from both ISF and AG. As Salah al-Din is a major throughway to the KRI, roads being used to flee from ongoing violence have been jeopardized by AG takeover, compromising the route for those who are trying to escape.

The vast majority of IDPs in Salah al-Din (88%) reportedly did not have sufficient access to food. Also alarming is the 36% of families who were reported to not have sufficient access to potable water. A field report from August 24 stated that all the hospitals and health centers have stopped functioning in Aldour, Tikrit, Baiji and Al-Shirqat districts because of a lack of staff and medical materials. Like many other governorates, Salah al-Din is reportedly suffering from a fuel shortage and frequent power outages due to the lack of functioning government facilities and the governorate’s relative inaccessibility for relief coordination.

ACCESS TO SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

DISPLACEMENT ORIGINATING FROM SALAH AL-DIN 2014

PRE-JUNE 2014 JUNE-JULY 2014 AUGUST 2014 TOTAL 2014

IDP FAMILIES 639 34,631 7,852 43,112 IDP families

IDP INDIVIDUALS4 3,834 207,786 47,112 258,732 IDP individuals

15,561

13,665

6,728

5,030

1,267 871

Kirkuk Erbil Sulaymaniyah Salah al-Din Anbar Other governorates

IDPs in Salah al-Din are most commonly living with relatives and renting houses; about 29% of IDPs were being accommodated in each of these shelter types. Over 900 families are living in school buildings in 37 locations and 990 are in abandoned buildings or public spaces in 47 locations in the governorate. These forms of accommodation are most common in Al-Shirqat, Samarra, and Tikrit districts. Of IDPs who displaced in June and July that are living in schools, 26% were in Salah al-Din, primarily in its districts of Al-Shirqat and Tikrit. Field reports indicate that IDPs living in schools are living in very crowded conditions with limited services, where multiple families will share one classroom.

SHELTER IN SALAH AL-DIN


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In May, IOM distributed 600 parcels of food from WFP to IDPs from Anbar living in Tikrit district. Despite this assistance, food remains a priority concern.

This governorate pro�le was developed under the framework of the Community Revitalization Programme III (CRPIII), funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM).

5Other shelter types include living with a non-relative host family (7%), collective centers (2%), living in religious buildings (2%) and transit camps (1%).

MOST COMMON SHELTER TYPES FOR IDPS IN SALAH AL-DIN

Field reports from Salah al-Din indicate a dire need for core relief items (CRIs), food items, and drinking water; as well, there are many IDPs in need of medical care. Of the more than 5,000 families whose needs IOM was able to survey, all reported they needed food items and CRIs. Coolers and fuel specifically were frequently mentioned as needed CRIs. Access to electricity was a reported top priority need for 56% of IDPs, as the governorate is reportedly experiencing frequent outages. Likewise, due to the severe limitations on families’ access to health services, 48% of families were reported to be in need of medical treatment and/or pharmaceuticals to treat chronic diseases.

NEEDS

Sum of Abandoned/public buildings /under construction / مباني مهجورة

أماكن عامة/ او قيد االنشاءSum of School Building / مباني المدارس

Sum of Rented House / سكن مؤجر

Sum of With Relative / معأقارب(عائلة مضيفة )

Other

Abandoned buildings

Other5

Relatives

Rented housing

Schools

29%

12%16%

14%

29%

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IOM #Iraq Salah al-Din Governorate Displacement Snapshot (September 2014)