Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Terrorists disrupt delivery of ration cards to Mosul
Security
(Al Mada Newspaper) - Brigadier General, Saad Ahmed Al Jabouri, Ninawa’s Police spokesman said, “Unidentified people delivered propaganda to markets and stores which stated that terrorists will prevent trucks and food merchants from delivering ration card items to areas of southern Mosul including; Qaiyara, Sharqat, and Hadir.” Al Jabouri added, “Four months ago, these areas did not receive food and oil products because the truck drivers and merchants were prevented from delivering their products due to threats to kill them made by unidentified terrorists.” The sources added, “The reasons behind these threats are to deny food rations to these areas because the residents work in the police and Iraqi Army.”
Labels: Iraqi Army, Mosul, oil products, ration cards, Saad Ahmed Al Jabouri, World Food Program
Thursday, March 15, 2007
WFP launches appeal for $1.7 mn. to feed Iraqi refugees in Syria
Humanitarian
(AP) The World Food Program launched an appeal for $1.7 million to help feed tens of thousands of Iraqi refugees who are continuing to arrive in Syria and increasingly lack the resources to take care of themselves. "Up to mid-2006, many Iraqi refugees entering Syria had adequate resources to cover their needs," the agency said in a statement asking for donations. "As targeted violence continues in Iraq, the number of those fleeing and arriving unable to sustain themselves is rapidly increasing."
(AP) The World Food Program launched an appeal for $1.7 million to help feed tens of thousands of Iraqi refugees who are continuing to arrive in Syria and increasingly lack the resources to take care of themselves. "Up to mid-2006, many Iraqi refugees entering Syria had adequate resources to cover their needs," the agency said in a statement asking for donations. "As targeted violence continues in Iraq, the number of those fleeing and arriving unable to sustain themselves is rapidly increasing."
While the majority of refugees rely on extended family networks and savings to support themselves, the agency noted, many in the recent wave have no such support and have not even had time to sell their belongings before fleeing. Bradford added that as refugees have flooded into Syria, where they already number nearly 1 million, the competition for jobs and work permits has become increasingly stiff, forcing many Iraqis into illegal and exploitative jobs.
The agency currently provides food assistance to 7,000 people and plans to help 2,500 more each month until the end of the year. Last month, the Damascus office of the U.N. refugee agency said about 40,000 Iraqis are arriving in Syria each month, almost double the rate from only a few months ago. The refugees have placed a strain on Syria, causing a rise in the prices of housing and goods and overcrowding the country's schools. Syria's Interior Ministry said in December that the country has admitted more than 800,000 Iraqis fleeing the raging violence. An estimated 1.8 million Iraqi refugees are scattered throughout the Middle East, according to U.N. figures.
Labels: refugees, Syria, World Food Program
