Syria - IOM’s latest issue of its humanitarian situation report on Syria and neighboring countries is now available. Its highlights include:

· Syria: A flight chartered by IOM returned 263 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Damascus to the Philippines on 11 September.

· Jordan: IOM has started operating in Thnebe, 1km away from the Syrian border, but security conditions are currently hampering operations.

· Lebanon: IOM assisted a total of 3,345 individuals (697 families) with winterization NFIs and household shelter support items.

· Iraq: IOM completed an assessment regarding the migration patterns, livelihoods, registration and needs of Syrian refugees and Iraqi returnees. IOM staff conducted 65 interviews with Syrian refugee families and 196 interviews with Iraqi returnees.

· Turkey: IOM Turkey distributed 2,500 mattresses, 7,000 pillows and 5,000 bed linens in Akcakale camp in the past week.

For a full copy of the report please go to:
http://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/iom-regional-response-syria-crisis-13-september-2012