Iraqis fleeing conflict flood over borders
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Violence in Iraq and instability in Lebanon are driving hundreds of thousands of people abroad in an upheaval not matched in the Middle East since the exodus of Palestinian refugees when Israel was created in 1948.
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A stream of red tracer bullets cut through the night sky amid a hail of celebratory gunfire as Iraqis, exhausted from war and unending violence
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People fleeing Iraq have swelled the ranks of the world's refugees, reversing a five-year decline, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday.
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Iraq will seal its borders next week to  prevent Shi'ite pilgrims flooding into the country, the  government said on Thursday, in the latest emergency measure  intended to thwart insurgent violence.
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Iraqi officials Tuesday appealed to  neighboring countries to do more to stop the cross-border  activities of rebels whose relentless attacks have cast doubt  on whether Jan. 30 elections can be held on time.
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Hundreds of US troops are diverted from Falluja to Mosul, as violence continues to spread to other areas of Iraq.
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Some streets are bullet-riddled and abandoned danger zones â the boundaries between Sunni and Shiite areas.
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A number of homes in the Borders are flooded after winds and rain continues to batter much of the country.
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Iraq closed its borders with Iran and Syria as U.S. and Iraqi troops tightened their grip on Baghdad on Thursday, setting up more checkpoints that stopped and searched even official convoys for weapons.
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Iraqis fleeing their homes because of sectarian warfare are starting to set up makeshift camps inside the country -- a development reflecting the dire scope of the Iraq's displacement problem. Most of the camps are not big yet. But a U.N. spokesman said: "Iraqis detest living in camps and the fact that we are now seeing these types of camps being established is a very bad sign."
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At least 1,000 Iraqis are fleeing their homes each day because of violence and insecurity Â a figure that could increase with threats of cross-border attacks into northern Iraq, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday.
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At least 12,000 refugees fleeing  fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have  crossed over the border into southwest Uganda, a Ugandan army  spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Iraq has closed its borders with Iran and Syria as part of a security crackdown aimed at stopping foreign fighters and weapons entering the country, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said on Thursday.
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - Migrants seeking a better life in Iraq? It sounds bizarre but thousands of Turkish Kurds are finding jobs and trade opportunities across the border that are largely absent at home.
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Thousands of Iraqi refugees who fled last year's violence are returning, but many more are staying away. Here are four reasons why it's too early to proclaim the end of the civil war
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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.
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The Iraq war, which for years has drawn militants from around the world, is beginning to export fighters to neighboring countries and beyond.