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IRIN-report on six different areas of Iraq
29.1.2007
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IRIN series on violence and
needs in six different areas of Iraq
BAGHDAD, January 29,-- In a series of articles,
IRIN documented the levels of violence and
consequent needs of the population in six different
areas of Iraq: Anbar province, the southern
provinces, Baghdad province, Kurdistan, Kirkuk
province, and Salah ad-Din province.
Anbar province plagued by violence
Outside Baghdad, Anbar province has witnessed more
fighting and killing than any of Iraq's 18 provinces
since the US-led occupation of Iraq began in late
2003. While US forces flushed out a number of Sunni
insurgent groups there in military operations in
2004 and 2005, the insurgents have returned and
escalating violence has prevented NGOs and aid
agencies from reaching people who desperately need
food and medical supplies. Full report
Population influx is biggest problem in south
Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim-dominated southern provinces
have witnessed far less violence over the past three
years than their eastern and northern counterparts.
As a result, hundreds of thousands of Shi'ites have
fled south or returned from abroad to seek refuge
there, giving rise to a number of militias and
making it increasingly difficult for aid agencies to
cater to the needs of the displaced.
Baghdad most violent province in Iraq
More people have been killed in Baghdad province
than in any of the other 17 provinces of Iraq since
the US-led occupation of the country began in 2003.
Sectarian violence, insurgency and general
lawlessness has displaced hundreds of thousands of
Baghdad residents and left few aid agencies on the
ground to help.
Kurdistan, low in violence
but lacking services
Unlike other parts of the country, the
three-province autonomous northern region of
Kurdistan is not the Iraq of roadside bombs and
beheadings. It is relatively safe and well-protected
by an experienced security force. Locals and
foreigners alike can walk around freely and there is
even an active nightlife.
Kirkuk's time-bomb could explode at any time
The oil-rich city of Kirkuk, some 290km north of the
capital, Baghdad, was long considered a microcosm of
Iraq with its diversity of ethnic and religious
groups. With Turkomen, Kurds, Assyrians, Chaldeans
and Arabs living together in peace, it was a melting
pot of the various communities that reflected Iraq's
demographic makeup.
Violence prevails in Saddam's home province
Home of Iraq's deceased former president Saddam
Hussein, Salah ad-Din province has been rocked by
anti-US insurgency, assassinations and sectarian
violence ever since US-led forces invaded the
country in 2003.
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