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ENTRY POINT MONITORING

KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ DATA COLLECTED: 14 – 18 SEPT. 2014 The worsening security situation in parts of northern and central Iraq has caused mass internal displacement across much of the country. In order to inform the humanitarian response, the REACH Initiative is monitoring displacement trends and intentions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) crossing through some of the major entry points into the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).

Due to accessibility issues to some entry points and reductions in traffic in recent weeks in to Dohuk governorate, insufficient data was collected and therefore this factsheet is focused on Erbil and Sulaymaniyah governorates only. The analysis also makes comparisons with findings at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah governorate level from the previous assessment (7-11 September). The number assessed at each entry point is indicated in the table below.

Map 1: Entry points covered in this factsheet.

Governorate Entry point Number assessed

Erbil Sheikh Abdul Qadir 64

Erbil total 64

Sulaymaniyah

Banamaqin 47 Kaizakan 3

Kalawanan 10 Tasluja 76

Sulaymaniyah total 136 Total 200

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28-Aug 04-Sep 11-Sep 18-SepNinewa Anbar Baghdad Salah Al DinKirkuk Diyala Babylon

IDP OVERVIEW 85% OF ASSESSED IDP HOUSEHOLDS MOVED AS 1 FAMILY ● This is on par with the previous assessment (86%) and was reported by

89% in Sulaymaniyah (a decrease of 5% from the 7 – 11 September) and 75% in Erbil (a 2% increase from last week). 28% of IDP households wanting to enter Erbil were travelling as two families, a 7% increase from 7 -11 September.

● The average household size was 4.9, down from 5.8 last week.

DISPLACEMENT AREA OF ORIGIN

45% OF THOSE ASSESSED WERE FROM THE NINEWA GOVERNORATE ● Of those from Ninewa, 93% originated from Al Hamdaniya District, 2% from

Sinjar, and 5% from Mosul. Other areas of origin included Anbar (16%), Baghdad (14%) and Kirkuk (10%).

● 99% of IDPs assessed at the Erbil entry point were from Ninewa, on par with previous assessments. While figure 1 shows a downward trend at the KRI level of Ninewa as an area of origin, the sample size at Erbil entry points has also decreased in recent weeks.

● This sharp increase of IDPs from Kirkuk is likely due to increased armed opposition group (AOG) activity in Western Kirkuk, particularly in Hawija district, where it has been reported that tribal leaders have been executed and over 50 people kidnapped between the 11th and 14th September.1

1 Institute for the Study of War, Iraq Situation Report: September 12 – 14, 2014.

Figure 1: Trend anlysis: Area of Origin. TRAVELLING WITH CHILDREN

25% REPORTED TRAVELLING WITH 3 OR MORE CHILDREN ● This is a 16% decrease from the last assessment. ● On average households were travelling with 1.7 children. ● This low figure of average household size is possibly indicative of men

leaving their wife and children behind, as it is men who are most at risk of being forcibly recruited into or being targeted by AOGs.

Figure 1: Trend anlysis: % of households travelling with 3 or more children.

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18%

45%

30%

28-Aug 04-Sep 11-Sep 18-SepGo back to area of origin Go to campRetry same entry point Do not know

27%

19%

22%

1%

6%1%

6%

68%

9%

4%

30%

8%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Erbil

Sulaymaniyah

Do not know Other Park or mosqueRent Stay in Hotel Stay with family

55%48%

19%

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8% 7%

22%

38%

21%

28-Aug 04-Sep 11-Sep 18-Sep

Rent apartment Stay in hotel Stay with family Park or mosqueOpen air Other Do not know

INTENTIONS

PLANNED ALTERNATIVE IF UNABLE TO ENTER THE KRI

OF THOSE AT SULAYMANIYAH ENTRY POINTS WHO HAD NOT YET ENTERED THE

KRI, 64% SAID THEY WOULD TRY THE SAME ENTRY POINT ANOTHER TIME. ● 30% said they did not know what they would do if they were not allowed to

enter, a 10% decrease from last week. Figure 2: Trends analysis: Alternative plans if unable to enter the KRI. PLANNED ACCOMMODATION IN THE KRI

22% DID NOT KNOW WHAT TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION

THEY WOULD STAY IN, AND 48% INTENDED TO RENT AN APARTMENT OR HOUSE IN THE KRI ● IDPS in Sulaymaniyah were far more likely to rent (68%) than those in Erbil

(6%). This can be explained by the fact that IDPs moving to Sulaymaniyah come from more varied and distant areas of origin than those in Erbil and, originating from predominantly Arab areas of origin, are less likely to have family ties in Sulaymaniyah.

Figure 3: Governorate comparison: Planned accommodation in the KRI.

Figure 4: Trends analysis: Planned accommodation in the KRI.

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61%

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19%4%

24%21%

32%

23%

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Own savings Employment Support from friendsCharitable donations No support

30%

30%

23%

3%

6%

34%

33%

17%

8%

16%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Erbil

Sulaymaniyah

Do not know Less than 1 week More than 1 month 1 - 2 weeks 3 - 4 weeks

24%

35%

12%15%

22%17%

23%

38%

12%7%

36%

30%

28-Aug 04-Sep 11-Sep 18-Sep

Less than 1 week More than 1 month 1 to 2 weeks3 to 4 weeks Do not know

RESOURCES

SOURCES OF SUPPORT 61% WERE RELYING ON THEIR OWN SAVINGS AS THEIR MAIN SOURCE OF SUPPORT ● This was reported by all respondents in Erbil (consistent with 99% the

previous week and 100% the week before) and 43% in Sulaymaniyah (continuing a downward trend from 50% last week and 59% in the 31 August to 4 September assessment).

● 8% of IDPs in Sulaymaniyah reported relying on charitable donations (up from 0% the previous assessment) compared to 58% of households in Erbil.

Figure 5: Trends analysis: Forms of support.

SUSTAINABILITY OF SUPPORT MEANS

● 30% were not certain how long their form of support would continue to be sufficient, a 12% increase from the 7 – 11 September.

● 12% said it would last less than one week, 22% replied more than one month and 24% said 1 – 2 weeks.

● The high proportion of IDPs reporting they did not know how long their support means would last (30%) is perhaps related to the high percentage of IDPs drawing on their own savings (60%) and those planning to rent (48%); uncertainty of the costs of living in the KRI and how long they will be displaced for makes it difficult to estimate for how long their savings will be sufficient to support the household.

Figure 6: Governorate comparison: Sustainability of support means.

Figure 7: Trends analysis: Sustainability of support means.

Data source: Assessment - REACH InitiativeAdministrative boundaries: GADM/OCHA/HIC 2011

Projection: GCS WGS 1984Contact: iraq@reach-initiative.org

File: IRQ_MOV_DisplEntryPoint_W10_A3_1Oct2014

Note: Data, designations and boundaries contained on this mapare not warranted to be error-free and do not imply acceptance

by the REACH partners, associates or donors mentioned on thismap.

Note: The 67% of IDPs from Kaizankan intended desitiation is not shown. This is due to the lownumber of IDPs transiting through Kaizankan.

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IRAQ - Kurdistan Region of IraqArea of origin and intentions of IDPs interviewed at entry points to KRI14 to 18 September 2014

For Humanitarian Purposes OnlyProduction date: 01 October 2014

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