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Separated Iraqi families fear for relatives after fleeing Sinjar
6 Aug 2014 Yusif, like many others who have fled from Sinjar to Iraq's Kurdistan region or elsewhere, worry about relatives, friends and neighbours left behind. -
UNHCR distributes aid to thousands of Iraqis fleeing attacks in Ninewa
5 Aug 2014 Many of the displaced Iraqis are staying with friends or relatives in Iraqi Kurdistan's Dohuk governorate, but some 14,000 have moved into a transit camp near Syria. -
IKEA Foundation helps restore sense of home for Syrian refugees in Iraq
30 Jul 2014 Refugees sleep easier in Kurdistan camp's summer heat with new mattresses and light quilts – thanks to large IKEA donation. -
UNHCR head calls for urgent political solution to Iraq's deepening crisis
18 Jul 2014 António Guterres warns that time is running out to prevent a disastrous sectarian war and fragmentation of Iraq -
Syrian refugees in Iraq move to a new camp in Kurdistan
9 Jul 2014 Some 3,000 residents of the Arbat transit camp are relocating to a camp with facilities for a long-term stay -
Ebb and flow of forced displacement in Iraq
30 Jun 2014 There are families that fled fighting in central Iraq almost a decade ago, who settled elsewhere, and are now finding they have to flee to safety yet again. -
Some 10,000 people flee from Christian communities in northern Iraq
27 Jun 2014 Residents fled Qaraqosh, an historic town of 50,000 people, by bus, car and taxi into northern Iraq's Kurdistan region. Many are women and children. -
A new camp for the displaced springs up in Iraq's Kurdistan region
26 Jun 2014 A week ago, there were 50 Iraqi families at the Garmawa camp. Now it is home to more than 1,000 uprooted civilians and more are arriving every day. -
Iraq: A productive day in the field for UNHCR protection duo
23 Jun 2014 Wael and Jwan are UNHCR protection staff. At the Khazair checkpoint they monitor arrivals fleeing from other areas of northern Iraq, gauging both numbers and needs.