Talk:Refugees of Iraq

message: So far, I think Samanthaplove has done a great job in adding to this article. The article is rather comprehensive, covering a broad range of subjects and countries, and has extensive information on each topic. I would suggest expanding upon the Egypt section if there is more available information, and would also suggest expanding on some of the topics within the causes section. Currently, the section serves as a crash course in Iraqi refugee history, which is rather well done, but some rather significant topics as glossed over (such as Desert Storm). Section formatting gets a little clunky in the Syria section, so that could be addressed rather easily. Finally, the references section needs attending to. Currently, there is no standard for including author names or proving the source to be academic or reliable. This would be monotonous work, but would greatly benefit the ability of the reader to verify reference quality. 
DerekHolliday (talk) 22:35, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Peer review of student contribution

message: Hello, Samanthaplove!
You’ve done a fantastic job in developing this article. I really enjoy the different perspectives that you have added in understanding the refugees of Iraq, particularly the perspectives of different countries around the world. Work on making your introduction a broader view of the entire article, and save the statistics for later in the article. Having too many numbers at the beginning of your article may bog down the reader, and the statistics may be more relevant to certain sections of your article. Be sure you are finding multiple sources in order to support your claims. Additionally, be sure you are maintaining a neutral tone throughout your article. Subtle words may have a greater effect than anticipated - Words like "strained infrastructure," for example. You have done a phenomenal job with this article and I look forward to seeing what you do next with the article! Deniselee26 (talk) 23:41, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Suggestions for revision

message: I would give my assent to the proposed merger.
Please see my comments on that article's Talk page regarding religious and ethnic minorities. Dogru144 00:29, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Merger with [[Iraqi diaspora]] discussion

message: I believe the 1.4 million Iraqi refugees figure is unfounded.  It may be a faulty quotation from UNHCR: 
"Iran continued to host the largest number of refugees of any country in the world in 1996. The total included 1,400,000 Afghan refugees and 580,000 Iraqi refugees. Another 40,000 persons listed by the government of the Islamic Republic as being “displaced” are most likely refugees of other nationalities, including Bosnians, Tajiks, Azerbaijanis, and others."
Maybe it'd be best to put "citation needed" on the sentence.
:The above anonymous author has not set out a logical justification for the questioning of the UNHCR figure.  No, it is not appropriate to add citation needed.  The UNHCR data is sufficient. This editor"s argument reeks of POV. Dogru144 01:56, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question on figure 

message: Can some editors from this article also coordinate the Iraqi refugee sections of 
*Iraq War
*Casualties of the conflict in Iraq since 2003
For example of some lack of coordination of info, in the various articles there seem to be varying numbers for the number of Christian refugees. 
The 2 articles need very short sections summarizing the main refugeee points. The Iraq War article section especially needs to be short, because many articles are spunout from that article, and there is little room to summarize those many articles there. Please see WP:SPINOUT.
I just don't have time to keep up with the refugee issues, updates, references, etc.. I have enough trouble helping keep the casualty stats and references up to date. Thanks for  all the work you have done editing the refugee info in all the articles. 
Here is the old Christian refugees info, and the following paragraph, that I removed from the Iraq War article:
UNHCR reports that Christians comprise 44% of Iraqi refugees, although only 4% of the overall population is Christian.Terror campaign targets Chaldean church in Iraq Iraq's Christian community numbered 1.4 million in 1981 at the start of Iran-Iraq War. But as the 2003 invasion has radicalized Islamic sensibilities, Christians' total numbers slumped to about 500,000, of whom 250,000 live in Baghdad.'We're staying and we will resist' As a small minority without a militia of their own, Iraqi Christians have been persecuted by both Shi’a and Sunni Muslim militias, and also by criminal gangs.Iraq's Christians Flock to LebanonChristians Fleeing Violence in Iraq There are some uncorroborated claims made to Dutch Parliament member Joel Voordewind that in some cases, Iraqi Christians, or people involved in mixed marriages, have been crucified by militants.Christians Crucified In Iraq, Dutch MP Says"Report: Christians crucified by terrorists in Iraq".
Most refugees ventured to Jordan and Syria, creating demographic shifts that have worried both governments.  A fear persisted in both countries, and others hosting sizable Iraqi refugee populations, that sectarian tensions would spill over amongst the exiles.  These refugees were estimated to have been leaving Iraq at a rate of 3000-per-day by December 2006.IRAQ: Plight of refugees worsens as Syria, Jordan impose restrictions
The Christian refugees info incorrectly summarizes the reference articles. Especially the numbers, the timeline, and the percentages. 
The whole refugee section in Iraq War needs to be summarized in around 3 or 4 paragraphs. People can come here for the full picture. 
Here is the info removed from Casualties of the conflict in Iraq since 2003:
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees reports that Christians comprise 44% of Iraqi refugees, although only 4% of the overall population is Christian.http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=7410 Iraq's Christian community numbered 1.4 million in 1980 at the start of Iran-Iraq War. But as the current war has radicalized Islamic sensibilities, Christians have seen their total numbers slump to about 500,000 today, of whom 250,000 live in Baghdad.http://www.guardian.co.uk/pope/story/0,,1961207,00.html
The numbers are all confused in it too. --Timeshifter 02:35, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
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message: As of 2017-03-01, the section on "Internally displaced Iraqis" includes a comment that "About 200,000 IDPs have sought refuge in the Kurish region. IDPs in the Kurdish region face .. ."  I assume that "Kurish" is "Kurdish", and not a reference to something different.  I will change "Kurish" to "Kurdish".  If this is not correct, I trust someone  else will fix this -- and provide a link to something that explains "Kurish" ;-)  DavidMCEddy (talk) 19:39, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
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