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In May, the Government of Iraq (GoI) intensified efforts to retake western areas of Ninewa Governorates city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), commencing military operations to retake western Mosuls Old City area on May 27. The UN estimates as many as 118,000 people remain in the Old City, although population estimates vary widely. In recent weeks, the GoI disbursed leaflets over the Old City, encouraging civilians to evacuate from ISIS-held areas. In response to anticipated population outflows, humanitarian organizations scaled up relief efforts; however, limited numbers of civilians have departed the Old City to date due to insecurity, the UN reports.

Since the commencement of the Mosul offensive in mid-October 2016, military operations have displaced nearly 531,000 people from Mosul to areas throughout Iraq, according to U.S. Government (USG) partner the International Organization for Migration (IOM). As of June 8, approximately 144,000 displaced persons from Mosul had returned to places of origin, while more than 386,000 people remained displaced. Shelter space was available for an additional 105,000 people in 12 internally displaced person (IDP) camps and emergency sites, while seven sites had reached capacity, according to the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Clusterthe coordinating body for humanitarian CCCM activities, comprising UN agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and other stakeholders. The GoI and relief actors were also expanding existing sites and constructing new IDP camps to accommodate an additional 105,000 people as of June 8.

Humanitarian organizations, including USG partners, continue to prepare for additional displacements from western Mosul, while concurrently providing multi-sector humanitarian assistance to populations affected by the ongoing military operations. In late May, relief agencies scaled up water trucking services in eastern and western Mosul neighborhoods from approximately 4.5 million liters per day to 6.4 million liters per day.

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Iraq - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #4, Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 - ReliefWeb