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Iraq unrest forces 65,000 to flee
(BBC NEWS, April 13, 2006)
At least 65,000 Iraqis have fled their homes as a result of sectarian violence and intimidation, according to new figures from the Iraqi government. . . . And the rate at which Iraqis are being displaced is increasing. . . . Figures given to the BBC by the Ministry for Displacement and Migration show a doubling in the last two weeks of the number of Iraqis forced to move. . . . Reports of people leaving their homes because of violence or intimidation, or simply because they no longer feel safe, are becoming more and more common. . . . Some of the intimidation is being carried out by mobile phone. . . . People have been receiving threatening text messages and gruesome videos filmed on mobile phone cameras. . . . In one, a Sunni Iraqi man who entered a mainly Shia neighbourhood of Baghdad is seen being beaten and killed by men in black clothes. . . . The video was then sent out with the warning that this is what would happen to any other Sunni who came to the area. . . . Much of this displacement is taking place in and around Baghdad where the violence has been worst, with many people moving in with relatives or friends. . . . The Red Crescent is providing food, water, blankets, and kerosene to 5,000 families. . . . Some displaced people are living in makeshift camps, others are living with relatives or friends, or have moved into ruined buildings or other structures. . . . Some displaced Iraqis, the Red Crescent says, are hesitant to move to camps, concerned that the camps will become the target of attacks. . . . Hundreds of Sunnis from the overwhelmingly Shia south, have been heading north - many going to Sunni areas in and around Falluja, west of Baghdad.

posted by LoZo 7:24 PM