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Refugees
Palestinian refugees in Iraq
After the fall of Baghdad to the US-led coalition on April 9, 2003, many Palestinian refugees were forced out of homes in Iraq, some under the threat of arms. UNHCR said at least 186 Palestinians were murdered in Baghdad between April 2004 and January 2007, while about 15,000 Palestinians remain in Iraq, less than half the number who had lived there previously.
There are no accurate statistics on the size of the Palestinian refugee community in Iraq. Some estimates say there are nearly 34,000 Palestinians living in Iraq.
News & Analysis
Palestinian refugees despair after year marooned between Iraq and Syria, IRIN (4 May 2007)
U.S. State Department Pushes for Palestinian Resettlement, Khody Akhavi (27 April 2007)
Iraqi militants force Palestinians to leave Anbar, IRIN (24 April 2007)
Palestinian refugees hold Iraq border protest, IRIN (15 April 2007)
Police raids spread panic among Palestinians in Iraq (19 March 2007)
Palestinian refugee killed in Iraq raid, UN News (16 March 2007)
Palestinian Refugees of Iraq, Rafeef Ziadah (11 March 2007)
UNRWA opens tented school for stranded Palestinians, UNRWA (7 February 2007)
HRW calls on Syria to open border to Palestinian refugees fleeing Iraq, HRW (2 February 2007)
Palestinians in Iraq: More fleeing, UNHCR (30 January 2007)
Thousands of Iraqi refugees seek asylum, IRIN (27 January 2007)
2006
Increasing numbers of Palestinians leaving Baghdad, UNHCR (27 December 2006)
More Palestinians arrive at Iraq-Syria border after fleeing Baghdad, UNHCR (22 December 2006)
Palestinian refugees fear for their lives after recent attack, IRIN (17 December 2006)
"I will only leave this house in a coffin", IRIN (25 October 2006)
UNHCR alarmed by increased violence against Palestinians in Iraq, UNHCR (20 October 2006)
Canada to resettle 46 Palestinian refugees, IRIN (10 October 2006)
Stranded Palestinians should be allowed into the country, say UNHCR and rights group, IRIN (8 October 2006)
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| Palestinian refugees at a camp outside Baghdad. (IRIN) |
HRW: "Jordan should open its border to Palestinian refugees fleeing Iraq", Human Rights Watch (10 April 2006)
In deteriorating security environment, Palestinian refugees flee Iraq's capital, IRIN (5 April 2006)
UN: "More Palestinians leave Baghdad for border", UNHCR (4 April 2006)
Palestinian refugees at Iraq-Jordan border receiving assistance, IRIN (26 March 2006)
Death threats cause panic in Baghdad's Palestinian refugee community, UNHCR (24 March 2006)
UNHCR increasingly concerned for Palestinians in Baghdad, UNHCR (24 March 2006)
Jordan-Iraq border closed, Palestinian refugees refused entry, IRIN (21 March 2006)
UNHCR concerned for Palestinians travelling to Iraqi-Jordanian border, UNHCR (21 March 2006)
Palestinians targeted in Iraq, IRIN (5 March 2006)
Reports
Flight from Iraq: Attacks on refugees and other foreigners and their treatment in Jordan (PDF) Human Rights Watch (May 2003)
Palestinians in Iraq, Haytham Manna, Shaml (24 June 2003)
Report on the Palestinian in Iraq (PDF) Arab Commission for Human Rights (June 2003)
Factsheets
Palestinians in Iraq (in Arabic) Shaml (updated)
Activism
Palestinians Stranded on Iraq Border, Al-Awda (27 December 2006)
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