UN Says More than 3 Million Iraqis Displaced by Conflict

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United Nations, Ramadan 6, 1436, Jun 23, 2015, SPA -- The United Nations said Tuesday the number of displaced within Iraq due to ISIS group violence and fighting has exceeded 3 million. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement that at least 3.09 million people have been displaced between January 2014 and June 4 within 18 Iraqi provinces. The UN agency said the majority of the displaced are from Iraq’s western Anbar province. More than 276,000 people were displaced over a two-month period between April and June amid fighting an Anbar’s provincial capital, Ramadi. The IOM also said more than 2 million displaced are housed in private homes, while more than 638,000 people have been accommodated in shelters. --SPA 19:54 LOCAL TIME 16:54 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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