Another Refugee Problem Caused by Bush-war

In case you forgot, we've invaded and are brutally occupying the nation of Iraq. For the past week or so, the U.S. military has been bombing the shit out of Talafar, resulting in thousands of refugees (snippet):

BAGHDAD, 14 Sep 2005 (IRIN) - The immediate needs of thousands of people displaced by military operations against insurgents in a northern Iraqi city of are not being met, the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said. “We need urgent support from international humanitarian organisations especially because we are the only NGO helping those families,” Ferdous al-Abadi, spokeswoman for the IRCS in Baghdad, said on Wednesday. Around US $250,000 is needed immediately to cover costs and buy emergency supplies for those displaced, the IRCS said. Other items urgently required include 50,000 bottles of drinking water, 40,000 jerry cans, 20,000 kitchen sets, 150 first aid kits, 50 first aid bags, 250 portable beds, three ambulances, 50 tents and food for 10,000 families for two weeks. Nearly 4,000 families are believed to have fled from the city, which has a population of some 200,000, according to aid agencies. There is still, however, also a large number of families staying in their homes despite the fighting. There is no access to the city except for the military, but permission is given to leave under military supervision. The eventual duration of the fighting, which started on 10 September, is unknown at present as US-forces say it will continue until insurgents have been killed or have left Talafar. Residents who fled the city are now spread in about 11 camps established by the IRCS and are receiving some assistance from them in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. The number of the families heading to the IRCS camp is increasing gradually, officials say, as volunteers continue to provide three hot meals a day. “We are again victims of political differences inside Iraq,” said Mustafa Karami, a Talafar resident who fled the city with eight members of his family. “We don’t have a house or food and we now depend on the good heart of the IRCS to help us and we are sure that nothing will be left when we return to our land.” Hundreds of displaced people can be seen in the improvised camps and children are suffering from the hot weather and the lack of access to clean and potable water....