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DISPLACEMENT TRACKING MATRIXDTM ROUND 104

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RETURNEES

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HIGHLIGHTS

As of 30 September 2018, the DTM has identified more than four

million people who have returned to their home location and less

than two million still displaced. The latest figures from Round 104

baseline activities show that there are 1,890,696 IDPs (315,116

families) who were displaced after January 2014, dispersed across

104 districts, 18 governorates and 3,289 locations in Iraq. For the

same period, DTM also identified 4,075,350 returnees (679,225)

families) across 8 governorates, 38 districts and 1,539 locations.

The total number of identified IDPs decreased by approximately two

per cent during the month of September (29,760). Decreases were

recorded across all of Iraq’s 18 governorates with the execption of

Sulaymaniyah, where 1,212 new families arrived.

In September, the returnee population increased by one per

cent (46,656 individuals). The majority of returns were to the

governorates of Ninewa (20,232 individuals) and Salah al-Din

(12,510 individuals).

The increase in the number of returnees and the slowing rate of

return prompted the DTM to create a return index to complement the

existing information about the numers of returnees. The tool monitors

the conditions in areas of return and indicates which locations have

limited returns and why; it is also designed to measure the severity of

conditions in these areas. Findings for the return index report can be

found on the home page of the DTM website: iraqdtm.iom.int

Figure 1. Displacement over time This figure reports the number of IDPs (since April 2014) and returnees (since July 2015).

ReturneesIDPs

1,890,696 4,075,350Individuals Individuals

315,116 679,225Families Families

18Governorates

8Governorates

3,289Locations

1,539Locations

104Districts

38Districts

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DISPLACEMENT TRACKING MATRIX | DTM

SEPTEMBER 2018 OVERVIEW

TOP GOVERNORATES OF RETURN

1 - NINEWA 1,568,340 RETURNEES 1,278,984 RETURNEES

573,228 RETURNEES

222,342 RETURNEES 81,222 RETURNEES

2 - ANBAR

3 - SALAH AL-DIN

5 - DIYALA 6 - BAGHDAD

22,500

7,764

47,520

Abu GhraibKadhimia

Mahmoudiya

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73,518

53,166

94,458

- 20K 40K 60K 80K 100K

Al-Khalis

Al-Muqdadiya

Khanaqin

10K 20K 30K 40K 50K

933,546

317,022

144,924

171,336

122,334

77,766

- 50K 100K 150K 200K

Tikrit

Al-Shirqat

Baiji

310,080 RETURNEES4 - KIRKUK

134,820

15,282

153,042

- 50K 100K 150K 200K

Al-Hawiga

Daquq

Kirkuk

- 200K 400K 600K 800K 1M

Mosul

TelafarAl-Hamdaniya

527,496

459,720

182,058

- 100K 200K 300K 400K 500K 600K

Falluja

Ramadi

Heet

LAST GOVERNORATE OF DISPLACEMENT

GOVERNORATE OF RETURN ANBAR BABYLON BAGH-

DAD DAHUK DIYALA ERBIL KER-BALA KIRKUK NINEWA SALAH

AL-DINSULAY-MANIYAH OTHERS TOTAL

ANBAR 608,838 8,862 277,968 894 - 173,106 - 134,286 - 3,396 71,634 - 1,278,984

BAGHDAD - 4,050 72,690 - - 3,828 48 - - - 486 120 81,222

DAHUK - - - 780 - - - - - - - - 780

DIYALA - - 1,032 - 174,882 468 150 25,914 - - 19,896 - 222,342

ERBIL - - - - - 35,238 - 5,094 42 - - - 40,374

KIRKUK - 18 234 - - 20,466 - 122,412 4,044 24,702 138,204 - 310,080

NINEWA 180 16,590 35,592 138,918 288 146,310 42,564 13,572 1,066,908 4,386 8,670 94,362 1,568,340

SALAH AL-DIN - - 27,870 2,334 192 88,674 1,482 156,300 906 262,728 30,780 1,962 573,228

TOTAL 609,018 29,520 415,386 142,926 175,362 468,090 44,244 457,578 1,071,900 295,212 269,670 96,444 4,075,350

Table 1. Direction of returns (overall)

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DISPLACEMENT TRACKING MATRIX | DTM

SEPTEMBER 2018 OVERVIEW

RETURNEE SHELTER CATEGORIES

Figure 2. Shelter categories

Nearly all families have returned to their habitual residence

(98%). Of the remaining returnees, two per cent are in private

settings, which include rented houses, hotels/motels and host

families, and less than one per cent live in critical shelters.

Critical shelters include informal settlements, religious buildings,

schools and unfinished or abandoned buildings.

The majority (66%) of the 19,614 individuals living in these

vulnerable conditions are in the governorate of Salah al-Din

(12,888) where the DTM identified an extra 120 individuals

during the month of September, mainly concentrated in the

districts of Balad (5784) and Tikrit (5730). The remainder are

found in Ninewa (5,940), Kirkuk (384) and Diyala (402).

IDP SHELTER CATEGORIES

Most IDPs (62%) are living in private settings, 30 per cent in

camps and eight per cent in critical shelters. Of those living in

camps, 78 per cent are in Ninewa (290,046, 51%) and Dahuk

(151,896, 27%). In both of these governorates nearly half of all

IDPs are living in camps.

The September DTM reported 155,196 people living in critical

shelters. Most can be found in Dahuk (48,912), Salah al-Din

(40,530), Ninewa (24,462) and Kirkuk (9,966). The September

DTM reported a seven per cent decrease (12,408 individuals) in

the number of IDPs living in critical shelters. In Sulaymaniyah

Governorate, despite an increase in the total number of IDPs,

there were 5,460 fewer IDPs living in critical shelters.

Figure 3. Shelter categories

8% Criticalshelters

155,196 Individuals

62% Privatesettings

1,170,954 Individuals

30% Camps

563,784 Individuals

Map 1. IDPs and returnees location map

<1% Criticalshelters

19,614 Individuals

2% Privatesettings

80,040 Individuals

98% Habitualresidence

3,975,696 Individuals

Iran

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Turkey

Jordan

Kuwait

Al-Rutba

Najaf

Al-Salman

Baiji

Hatra

Kut

Heet

Ana

Al-Ka'im

Ra'ua

Al-Ba'aj

Ramadi

Amara

Al-Zubair

Sinjar

Baladrooz

Badra

Mosul

Kifri

Falluja

Afaq

Erbil

Telafar

Haditha

Tikrit

Akre

Tooz

Khanaqin

Soran

Nassriya

Al-Daur

Daquq

Kalar

Kirkuk

Al-Rifa'i

Amedi

Makhmur

Al-Hai

Hamza

Kerbala Ali Al-Gharbi

Balad

Chamchamal

Dokan

Al-Hawiga

Diwaniya

Al-Azezia

Fao

Samarra

Al-Maimouna

Zakho

Sumel

Koisnjaq

Al-Shatra

Al-Mahawil

Tilkaif

Pshdar

Shaqlawa

Mada'in

Al-Thethar

Al-Rumaitha

Basrah

Hashimiya

Al-Fares

Dahuk

Kufa

Al-Qurna

Al-Khidhir

Halabja

Sharbazher

Sulaymaniya

Al-Chibayish

Dabes

Al-Suwaira

Mergasur

Al-Khalis

Rania

Al-Shirqat

Al-Midaina

Penjwin

Al-Hamdaniya

Al-Shikhan

Al-Kahla

Ain Al-Tamur

Suq Al-Shoyokh

Mahmoudiya

Al-Na'maniya

Shatt Al-Arab

Hilla

Al-Muqdadiya

Qal'at Saleh

Choman

Al-Samawa

Abu Al-Khaseeb

Al-Hindiya

Al-Musayab

Ba'qubaTarmia

Karkh

Al-Mejar Al-Kabir

Al-Shamiya

KadhimiaAbu Ghraib

Al-Manathera

Darbandikhan

Adhamia

Al Resafa

Anbar

Najaf

Muthanna

Ninewa

Diyala

Wassit

Basrah

Missan

Erbil

Salah al-Din

Thi-Qar

Kirkuk

Sulaymaniyah

Dahuk

Qadissiya

BabylonKerbala

Baghdad

IDP locations

Returnee locations

Locations hosting both IDPs and Returnees

Governorate boundariesDistrict boundaries

South

Central north

KRI

Sources:Thematic data; IOM DTM as of 31/07/2018. Administrative data: OCHACOD. This map is for illustration purposes only. Names and boundaries on this map do not imply o�cial endorsement or acceptance by IOM.

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DISPLACEMENT TRACKING MATRIX | DTM

SEPTEMBER 2018 OVERVIEW

TOP GOVERNORATES OF DISPLACEMENT

1 - NINEWA 591,354 IDPS 348,876 IDPS

215,244 IDPS

152,100 IDPS 116,376 IDPS

2 - DAHUK

3 - ERBIL

5 - SULAYMANIYAH 6 - KIRKUK

0 100K 200K 300K 400K 500K

Al-Shikhan

Al-Hamdaniya

Mosul 382,158

57,996

56,280 38,718

111,492

190,482

- 50K 100K 150K 200K

Dahuk

Zakho

Sumel

5,718

11,634

189,264

0 50K 100K 150K 200K 250K

Shaqlawa

Makhmur

Erbil

11,004

24,612

94,464

- 20K 40K 60K 80K 100K

Chamchamal

Kalar

Sulaymaniyah

1,416

23,262

91,530

- 50K 100K

Dabes

Daquq

Kirkuk

156,258 IDPS4 - SALAH AL-DIN

31,608

36,768

56,064

- 20K 40K 60K 80K

Tooz

Samarra

Tikrit

GOVERNORATE OF ORIGIN

GOVERNORATE OF DISPLACEMENT ANBAR BABYLON BAGHDAD DIYALA ERBIL KIRKUK NINEWA SALAH AL-

DIN TOTAL

ANBAR 66,192 3,234 144 - - - 522 240 70,332

BABYLON 912 14,658 306 48 - 12 4,074 216 20,226

BAGHDAD 48,162 5,106 528 1,992 - 648 18,078 5,190 79,704

BASRAH 1,566 132 174 222 - 750 2,592 2,478 7,914

DAHUK 462 - 126 - - 84 347,688 516 348,876

DIYALA 1,218 534 690 52,386 - 162 618 6,018 61,626

ERBIL 72,096 - 4,776 1,380 6,354 18,252 91,914 20,472 215,244

KERBALA 588 924 150 138 - 300 20,496 114 22,710

KIRKUK 4,710 120 828 4,302 - 67,218 15,144 24,054 116,376

MISSAN 168 36 156 96 - 576 1,392 348 2,772

MUTHANNA 162 6 126 30 - 96 732 96 1,248

NAJAF 162 - - 42 - 90 15,522 36 15,852

NINEWA 102 - - - - 11,166 576,954 3,132 591,354

QADISSIYA 318 - 282 90 - 1,494 9,696 156 12,036

SALAH AL-DIN 840 - - 1,506 - 20,640 2,436 130,836 156,258

SULAYMANIYAH 25,782 10,206 21,060 26,886 - 10,914 14,646 42,606 152,100

THI-QAR 696 30 12 72 - 606 2,436 222 4,074

WASSIT 954 120 174 624 - 822 8,268 1,032 11,994

TOTAL 225,090 35,106 29,532 89,814 6,354 133,830 1,133,208 237,762 1,890,696

Table 2. Movements per governorate of origin and governorate of displacement

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METHODOLOGY

METHODOLOGY

IOM’s DTM aims to monitor displacement and provide accurate data about the IDP and returnee population in Iraq. Data is collected through IOM’s Rapid Assessment and Response Teams (RARTs), composed of 123 staff members deployed across Iraq. Data collection for round 104 took place from 1 September to 30 September 2018 across 18 governorates.

Data from the IDP Master List and Returnee Master List is gathered through a well-established large network of over 9,500 key informants that includes community leaders, mukhtars, local authorities and security forces. Additional information is gathered from government registration data and partner agencies.

IOM RARTs collect Master List data continuously and report it biweekly. However, limited access due to security issues and other operational constraints can affect information-gathering activities. The variation in displacement figures observed between different reporting periods, in addition to true variation of the population figures, may be influenced by other factors such as the continuous identification of previously displaced groups and the inclusion of data on secondary displacements within Iraq.

The displaced populations are identified through a process of collection, verification, triangulation and validation of data. IOM continues to closely coordinate with federal, regional and local authorities to maintain a shared and accurate understanding of displacement across Iraq. To facilitate analysis, this report divides Iraq into three regions: the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) includes Dahuk, Sulaymaniyah and Erbil Governorates; the South includes Basrah, Missan, Najaf, Thi-Qar, Qadissiya and Muthana Governorates; the Central North includes Anbar, Babylon, Baghdad, Diyala, Kerbala, Kirkuk, Ninewa, Salah al-Din and Wassit Governorates.

The methodology uses the following definitions:

The number of individuals is calculated by multiplying the number of families by six, the average size of an Iraqi family.

The DTM considers as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) all Iraqis who were forced to flee from 1 January 2014 onwards and are still displaced within national borders at the moment of the assessment.

The DTM considers as returnees all those displaced since January 2014 who return to their sub-district of origin, irrespective of whether they have returned to their former residence or to another shelter type. The definition of returnees is not related to the criteria of returning in safety and dignity, nor with a defined strategy of durable solution.

The location is defined as an area that corresponds either to a sub-district (i.e. fourth official administrative division), a village for rural areas, and a neighbourhood for urban areas (i.e. fifth official administrative division).

Habitual residence is the same residence prior to displacement.

Private settings include rented houses, hotels/motels and host families.

Critical shelters include informal settlements, religious buildings, schools and unfinished or abandoned buildings.

IOM DISCLAIMERThe information contained in this report is for general information purposes only. Names and

boundaries on DTM information products do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by

IOM. The information in the DTM portal is the result of data collected by IOM field teams and

complements information provided and generated by governmental and other entities in Iraq. IOM

Iraq endeavors to keep this information as up to date and accurate as possible, but makes no

claim —expressed or implied— on the completeness, accuracy and suitability of the information

provided through this report. Challenges that should be taken into account when using DTM data

in Iraq include the fluidity of the displaced population movements along with repeated emergency

situations and limited access to large parts of the country. In no event will IOM be liable for any

loss or damage, whether direct, indirect or consequential, related to the use of this report and the

information provided herein.

IOM Iraq thanks the U.S. Department of

State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and

Migration (PRM) for its continued support. IOM

Iraq also expresses its gratitude to IOM Iraq’s

Rapid Assessment and Response Team (RART)

members for their work in collecting the data,

often in very difficult circumstances; their

tireless efforts are the groundwork of this report.

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To find more detailed breakdowns, movement trends, databases and more, please consult the DTM Iraq website: iraqdtm.iom.int. You can also find our latest analyses in the new interactive dashboards under the ‘IDP & Returnee Master Lists’ tab.