4.2 million Iraqis are now displaced
By ELIANE ENGELER, Associated Press WriterTue Jun 5, 5:20 PM ET
More than 4 million Iraqis have now been displaced by violence in the
country, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday, warning that the figure
will continue to rise.
The number of Iraqis who have fled the country as refugees has risen to
2.2 million, said Jennifer Pagonis, spokeswoman for the U.N. High
Commissioner for Refugees. A further 2 million have been driven from
their homes but remain within the country, increasingly in "impoverished
shanty towns," she said.
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