Number of displaced Iraqis reaches three million

The number of displaced people registered by the Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement has reached three million, a government official said Sunday.

Asghar Al-Mosawi, deputy minister of the Migration and Displacement Ministry, told agencies that the number of displaced people has increased recently due to clashes between security forces and ISIS in the western province of Anbar.

In April, the Iraqi government registered 2.7 million displaced people in Diyala, Anbar, Saladin and Nineveh provinces.

Iraqi forces, backed by the Shia militia Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi, launched a military operation Tuesday against ISIS to retake Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province.