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  • Over 35,000 Iraqis Flee To Kurdistan Escaping Islamic Militants - UN

    OVER 35,000 IRAQIS FLEE TO KURDISTAN ESCAPING ISLAMIC MILITANTS - UN REFUGEE AGENCY

    A woman reacts as families fleeing the violence in the Iraqi city
    of Mosul arrive at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Arbil, in Iraq's
    Kurdistan region.

    (c) REUTERS/ Stringer 19:45 12/08/2014
    http://en.ria.ru/society/20140812/191950898/Over-35000-Iraqis-Flee-to-Kurdistan-Escaping-Islamic-Militants-.html

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    NEW YORK, August 12 (RIA Novosti) - As many as 35,000 people have
    fled to Iraqi Kurdistan via Syria after escaping from Mount Sinjar,
    which has been besieged by Islamic State (IS) militants, UN refugee
    agency UNHCR said in a statement issued Tuesday.

    "The new arrivals are exhausted, dehydrated and many have suffered sun
    or heat stroke, with the daily temperatures reaching 40-45 degrees
    Celsius," UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards was quoted as saying in
    Geneva.

    The United Nations described a "massive influx" of thousands of people
    into Dohuk Governorate of Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq three days
    after they fled Sinjar Mountain, where their lives were under threat
    from the militants.

    "People are moving to places including Zakho and Dohuk town where
    16 school buildings have been made available. Food, water and
    medical care are being provided. As of now, an estimated 20,000
    to 30,000 people remain trapped on Sinjar Mountain without food,
    water or shelter. Access to these families is extremely limited,"
    the spokesperson added.

    Dohuk province now hosts some 400,000 displaced Iraqis, including
    Yezidis, Christians, Shabak, Kakai, Armenian and Turkmen minorities.

    The Kurdish region hosts 700,000 displaced people, including some
    220,000 Syrians. There are more than 1.2 million internally displaced
    people in Iraq.

    The United States has launched airstrikes against the Islamic
    State, which is also known as ISIS and ISIL. The Sunni Muslim group
    controls large swathes of Iraq and Syria and recent attacks on
    Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq have forced tens of thousands of
    Christians to flee their homes.

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