With the Assyrians (ChaldoAssyrians) of Iraq being targeted with violence because of their Christian faith, thousands have fled their homes throughout Iraq to the Christian towns and villages in the Nineveh Plains . The following chart shows which parts of Iraq the displaced families fled from and where they have been displaced to. It also illustrates the totals of yearly displacement. The total for the first six months of 2007 alone makes up almost half of all displaced families that have fled to the Nineveh Plains since 2003. With thousands of families expected to arrive by the end of 2007, the burden to provide humanitarian aid becomes greater. Your support is vital to maintain the work of the Assyrian Aid Society in providing emergency relief and basic humanitarian aid to all the internally displaced families and other Christians throughout the Nineveh Plains.

Statistics Of Displaced ChaldoAssyrian Christian Families In The Nineveh Plains Up Until 15 June 2007

Displaced To Displaced From	Qaraqush	Bartella	Karmlis	Alqush	Shikhan	Telekief	Telsquff	Batnya	Bashiqa	Total
Baghdad	730	351	141	529	130	312	452	582	49	3276
Mosul	682	267	59	71	10	113	84	13	172	1471
Basrah	14	1	-	5	-	8	55	-	-	83
Baquba	5	3	1	1	-	7	1	1	7	26
Slahddin	2	5	1	2	-	3	3	1	-	17
Babel	2	1	-	-	-	3	1	1	-	8
Kurkuk	12	23	2	5	2	4	16	9	7	80
Diwanya	-	-	-	-	-	6	14	-	-	20
Rumadi	3	-	1	-	-	10	15	-	1	30
Kut	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	4
Qaddissya	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Dohuk	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Total	1452	651	205	613	142	466	645	607	236	5017
Year of Displacement
2003	0	3	2	23	5	9	54	4	-	100
2004	2	1	1	51	3	17	58	10	-	143
2005	85	27	4	54	6	28	42	15	29	290
2006	643	433	128	250	82	318	33	47	85	2019
2007	722	187	70	235	46	94	458	531	122	2465

Due to the increase in the numbers of displaced families arriving from the troubled cities, the task of the Assyrian Aid Society is to provide the families with tents, blankets, household utensils, agricultural tools and cash assistance to the most poverty stricken, according to availability, as well as distributing food and providing healthcare. The typical food parcel distributed to each displaced family and others in the Nineveh Plains is as the following table.

No.	Description	Qty
1	Flour	1 bag * 50 kg
2	Rice	10 kg
3	Sugar	7 kg
4	Cook oil	5 ltr
5	Tomato paste	2 cans* 1 kg
6	Powder milk	3 bag* 0.5 kg
7	Tea	1 kg
8	Spaghetti	1 kg
9	Soap	10 pieces
10	Washing detergent	2 bag*0.5
11	Bean	2 kg
12	Lentil	2 kg

Each displaced family is also provided with the following. Tents are supplied where needed.

No.	Material	Qty
1	Blanket	4
2	Mattresses	2
3	Table Fan	1
4	Portable Cooker	1
5	Pillow	2
6	Simple kitchen tools	3 tools

 

Current Situation:

The number of displaced families are increasing day after day, and because of this increase, our relief program recently came to a halt because of lack of funds, the conditions people suffer from are:

1. Very low employment opportunities.
2. High inflation and cost of living.
3. Depreciating Dollar against the Iraqi Dinar.
4. High fuel costs
5. Shortage in housing.
6. Urgent need for food parcels.

The ultimate aim of the Assyrian Aid Society is to cater for the urgent needs of the Assyrian Christians in Iraq. Through the provision of urgent aid to our affected people followed up with other projects to maintain their presense in Iraq, we hope this will encourage others who have emigrated to neighbouring countries to return home to the Nineveh Plains.

Here Is How You Can Make A Difference:

If you would like to contact us or send aid in the form of shipments of food and other provisions directly to the Assyrian Aid Society in Iraq, please email us at info@assyrianaid.co.uk . To donate to the Assyrian Aid Society, please click here.

 

Other Reports

Assyrian Aid Society Report 2005

Assyrian Aid Society Report 2006