UNHCR's ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING THE ...

• 24 November 2006: A well-known Palestinian religious leader was reportedly
kidnapped by militia in Al-Doura; his body was found on 27 November 2006 bearing
signs of torture.
• 13 November 2006: A Palestinian woman was reportedly killed near Baladiyat by
militiamen when she returned to collect personal items from her home, from which the
family had previously fled.
• 19 October 2006: The Baladiyat compound was attacked and shelled by approximately
6-8 mortars. Palestinians in the compound said that three to five people were killed and
some 20 injured. An attempt to get an ambulance into the compound to take away the
injured failed when the ambulance was attacked by militiamen; one report said that the
ambulance driver was killed. The Iraqi authorities claimed the ambulance was attacked
by the Palestinians. The next day, UNAMI reported that another missile had been
launched into Baladiyat compound, but no one was hurt.
• 7 October 2006: Alleged members of the Mehdi Army raided the Al-Hurriya
neighbourhood and threatened all persons residing between streets 80 and 90 that they
had until 10:00, 8 October, to leave the area or they would be killed. During the raid,
the militia forcibly evicted at least one Palestinian family from their home located in a
shelter belonging to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, where many Palestinians
live. The militiamen took the keys of the home with them. Another Palestinian was
allegedly robbed of ten million Iraqi Dinars during the raid.
• 25 September 2006: UNHCR was contacted by representatives of the Palestinian
community in Baghdad regarding an alleged incident in which about 12 vehicles,
including 5 GMC vehicles appearing to belong to the Iraqi Police, other white GMC
cars, two BMWs and another three small cars went to the Al-Doura area of Baghdad.
Armed persons believed to belong to Shi’ite militias knocked on the doors of the
Palestinian families in the neighborhood and handed over leaflets, threatening that the
Palestinians should leave their homes within 72 hours or they would be killed. Some
Palestinian families took the threats seriously and left their houses, while others refused
to leave. A second round of threats was reportedly issued to the same area on 30
September by loudspeaker, stating that they had until the next evening, 1 October, at
19:00 or they would be burned. Members of the Palestinian community confirmed that
a number of families fled their homes.
• 23 September 2006: UNHCR received an unconfirmed report that a 25-year old man
was kidnapped from his shop in Al-Jadida neighbourhood in Baghdad by five armed
men in civilian clothing. The abductors later contacted the family and demanded a US
$100,000 ransom and for them to leave their home.
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