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	Email this page Current News in Context March 29, 2006 Displaced Population Estimated to be 1.3 million Ellen Knickeyer reports that the International Organization for Migration estimates that more than 25,000 Iraqis have been forced out of their homes since the bombing of a Shiite shrine in late February. The Internal displacement monitoring system estimated that in September 2005 there was an estimated 1.3 million refugees in Iraq as a result of previous government policy, sanctions and wars. These are figures that the UNHCR are cites. These figures do not take into account the conservative estimate of 700,000 Iraqi refugees in Jordan and a similar number in Syria. Thousands of Iraqis Flee to Avoid Spread Of Violence By Ellen Knickmeyer BAGHDAD, March 28 -- Sectarian violence has displaced more than 25,000 Iraqis since the Feb. 22 bombing of a Shiite Muslim shrine, a U.N.-affiliated agency said Tuesday, and shelters and tent cities are springing up across central and southern Iraq to house homeless Sunni and Shiite families. The flight is continuing, according to the International Organization for Migration, which works closely with the United Nations and other groups. The result has been a population exchange as Sunni and Shiite families flee mixed communities for the safety of areas where their own sects predominate. ***** IRAQ: Displaced Population Estimated to be 1.3 million (as of September 2005) Internal Displacement Monitoring System Comments: Post a Comment ^ Top of page		Search site Email Updates Sign Up to Have Posts Emailed to You Recent Posts Permanent US Bases \| End of Reconstruction \| Actio... CPT Hostages Freed \| 3-year reflection from Baghda... Wage Peace This Weekend Three Years of Failed U.S. Policy in Iraq War Spending to Reach $9.8 billion/month The Air War Tom Fox \| Government Death Squads \| Not One More D... We mourn the loss of Tom Fox Two ways you can stop the Iraq War Understanding Resistance \| Refugees \| Action Steps... Archives October 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 April 2007 Atom Feed