Two million displaced inside Iraq since US invasion: report

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: AFP

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Nearly two million Iraqis have fled their homes for other parts of Iraq since the US invasion, creating a "unprecedented human tragedy," the country's Red Crescent said in a report.


The figure covers only those internally displaced and does not include the UN-estimated two million others who have also fled but left their homeland completely, to go to Syria, Jordan, other neighbouring countries and even to Europe.

As at August 31 this year, 1,930,946 people had left their homes to seek safety elsewhere within Iraq's borders since the March 2003 invasion, creating a record in the annals of Iraq's human upheaval, the humanitarian society said.

Most were women and children -- poor, sick, suffering from malnutrition and with little access to the country's health infrastructure or basic services.


An internally displaced Iraqi man cooks food on a makeshift stove in his hut erected on unoccupied land in the central Al-Karrada neighbourhood of Baghdad, August 2007. Nearly two million Iraqis have fled their homes for other parts of Iraq since the US invasion, creating a "human tragedy without precedence," the country's Red Crescent has said in a report.(AFP/File/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)

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[Botany]

1. This shameful ..... what did those people do to deserve this?

add this to the 1 million dead and the 2.25 million who have fled the
country and we are getting to WW II type of numbers.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

7. It's disgraceful and an atrocity

However, the entire population of Iraq doesn't equal the civilian deaths alone from World War II.

Not that that changes the suffering, but sadly it does change how much of the world views the situation.

[f the letter]

2. Two million displaced,

several hundred thousand dead, i haven't even seen an estimate on the maimed. Things are definitely going well as long as our intention was to eliminate quality of life for every man woman and child in Iraq.

By the way we'll do nothing of substance about the refugee problem, even as we risk Iraq's neighbors having to close their borders due to sheer number of Iraqis fleeing their home. Token numbers of refugees being moved into the u s is not an adequate response to this crisis.



impeach

[Lone_Star_Dem]

5. This is separate from the 2 million refugees that have had to flee the country.

This is another 2 million people who are displaced within Iraq.

As at August 31 this year, 1,930,946 people had left their homes to seek safety elsewhere within Iraq's borders since the March 2003 invasion, creating a record in the annals of Iraq's human upheaval, the humanitarian society said.

Most were women and children -- poor, sick, suffering from malnutrition and with little access to the country's health infrastructure or basic services.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[3waygeek]

3. IIRC a similar number have left Iraq

mostly for Syria & Jordan. Maybe *'s plan is to empty Iraq of its citizenry so that we can steal their oil.

[Auntie Bush]

4. No wonder sectarian violence is down...everyone's gone into exile.

Hang in there...we're coming to help you! Believe that and I have some sandy soil in a desert to sell you.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

6. There's a direct link to the decrease in sectarian violence in Baghdad

And the increase in displaced Iraqi people during the "surge".

According to the Red Crescent, the number of displaced people increased by some 71 percent in August compared to July, with most of the increase in Baghdad.

The capital now had nearly one million displaced people for an estimated total population of four to five million, it said.

The report offered no explanation for the sudden jump in Baghdad residents leaving their homes, but it coincided with the sixth month of a vast US military offensive or "surge" to try to improve security there.

US claims of success in the battle against armed groups could have spurred civilians to flee during a period of relative calm.

[Auntie Bush]

8. Damn, those people can come up with spin for anything! n/t

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. They sure can. Even if it makes no sense at all.

:crazy:

[nealmhughes]

9. Partition? It is a self-partition in progress already, no need for de jure when it is de facto.

One wonders how many Green Lines and Red Lines there are in Baghdad dividing the sects by neighborhood? Syria certainly needs to be commended for taking in so many refugees, their "Axis of Evil" label be damned! Most of the Xian refugees are in Damasacus and of course all other stripes as well where there is a functioning government and at least clean water and no fear of being assassinated for having the first name of Ali rather than Aziz or vice versa. . .

There are what? Formerly 25 million or so Iraqis total before the wars?
If there are 4 million, then 1: 6 is a refugee of some type and 1: 12 in Syria and Jordan.

Unbelievable.