Iraq – Winter rains and plunging temperatures have hit northern Iraq in the past two days, posing additional challenges for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and communities affected by military operations around Mosul.
Current displacement from Mosul operations stands at 77,826 people since 17 October; over 42,000 IDPs are from the sub-district of Markaz Mosul, where Mosul City is located. From 29 November to 2 December, there has been an increase of more than 3,900 displaced individuals identified.
“We’re so cold at night. We have only the clothes we fled in, so we don’t have any protection from the cold. We left our homes 33 days ago – it was a little warmer then. But now the kids are sick because of the weather – I have eight children and they are all unwell,” said Layla, who is currently living in an IDP camp in northern Iraq. – READ MORE
