A report by the US Department of State under the heading ‘Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)’ states:

“The government allowed IDP access to domestic and international humanitarian organizations and permitted them to accept assistance provided by these groups. The majority of IDPs in#Kirkuk# Province are Kurds who left the KRG under the sponsorship of the Kurdish political parties.” (US Department of State (25 February 2009) 2008 Human Rights Report: Iraq)

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