Baghdad – The number of displaced people in Iraq has swelled by 150 000 since the bombing of a Shi’ite shrine in February pushed the country to the brink of civil war, a United Nations agency said on Tuesday.

The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) put the number of displaced higher than the 130 386 estimate of registered internal refugees given by the ministry of displacement and migration on Monday.

“It is estimated that 1.3 million individuals are displaced inside Iraq, nearly five percent of the country’s total population,” said a UNAMI statement.
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