Iraq's displaced people nightmare

[The Sushi Bandit]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7038681.stm

The huge displacement of people inside Iraq appears to be contributing to the further fragmentation of the country.


Sectarian violence has forced people from their homes across Iraq

The scale of the overall displacement is unprecedented in the modern history of the Middle East.

There are now an estimated four million Iraqis who have been forced to flee their homes, and the numbers continue to rise, according to the UN refugee agency.

Neighbouring Jordan and Syria, which have borne the brunt of the problem after receiving some two million refugees over the past few years, have now restricted access because they can no longer cope with the influx.

[pinto]

1. This is the hidden diaspora, somewhat understandably lost in the midst of daily, deadly mayhem.

Thanks for the post.

[Fredda Weinberg]

2. My hero is going to the Middle East to document the carnage

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2017738&mesg_id=2017738

[The Sushi Bandit]

3. K&R