Between 17 September and 6 October 2017, fighting between rival armed groups in the Libyan city of Sabratha led to the rapid displacement of 2,350 local households and several thousand migrants to surrounding cities and towns, according to figures from IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). Although active hostilities have subsided and many internally displaced persons […]
Over the past two months, conflict has escalated across Deir-ez-Zor governorate as multiple actors attempt to expel the group known as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from north-east Syria. This escalation of conflict has led to large displacement from and within the governorate, estimated at 30,000-35,000 people since the beginning of July […]
The offensive against the armed group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Mosul, which started in October 2016 and was led by the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) has triggered another wave of mass displacement across northern Iraq, further intensifying the displacement crisis in the country which started in 2014. […]
Since July 2016, fighting has been spreading across South Sudan’s Greater Equatoria region and Western Bahr el Ghazal state, disrupting livelihood activities and displacing hundreds of thousands from their homes. The June-July IPC Global Alert on South Sudan estimates that 6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. However, persistent insecurity and logistical constrains […]
