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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.
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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Former Marine
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.