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Iraq: fleeing violence, facing destitution

In Iraq, the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate, as people displaced from their homes by violence face their third summer living in harsh conditions. Meanwhile more people are being forced to flee their homes as a result of renewed fighting. In recent days, Fallujah, which lies around 60 kilometres west of the capital, Baghdad, was the first Iraqi city to be taken as Government forces continue their offensive against the ISIS group, Mossul was the second city. Iraqis are still enduring difficult living conditions and in need of humanitarian assistance. This humanitarian crisis is being fuelled by the war in neighbouring Syria, and magnified by political instability and a severe economic crisis, which is further eroding Iraq’s fragile infrastructure and crumbling services, already weakened by years of violence.
The number of people affected by the ongoing conflict continues to rise, with more than 3.3 million Iraqis now displaced throughout the country, causing an increasing strain on already destitute host communities. In addition to this, Iraqi Kurdistan is hosting a further 250,000 refugees who fled Syria from 2012 onwards.

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Hameed Khalaf Ahmed: In constant flight - German

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Title Iraq: fleeing violence, facing destitution

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