This report provides information on the targeting and treatment of persons belonging to specific profiles in Iraq, as well as relevant context information in view of the assessment of international protection status determination for Iraqi asylum seekers, including refugee status and subsidiary protection and in particular for use in EUAA's country guidance development on Iraq (2022).
This report is an update of the EASO COI Report – Iraq: Targeting of Individuals, published in March 2019, as well as the two EASO COI reports, Treatment of Iraqis with perceived affiliation to ISIL and the Protest movement and treatment of protesters and activists, both published in October 2020. This report addresses topics related to the targeting of individuals by armed actors and sectors of society. It is written in conjunction with additional reports on Iraq on the topics of Key socio-economic indicators (Baghdad, Basrah and Sulaymaniyah), and Security situation (which will be published at a later stage).