Iraqi diaspora
The Iraqi diaspora refers to native Iraqis who have left for other countries as emigrants or refugees, and is now one of the largest in modern times, being described by the UN as a "humanitarian crisis" caused by the 1991 Gulf War and 2003 invasion of Iraq and by the ensuing war. The diaspora is formed of various ethnic and religious groups from Iraq, including: Sunni and Shia Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, and Circassians, Yazidis, Christians (such as Assyrians and Armenians), and Jews.