Publication
10 Sep 2012
The ongoing militarization of Syrian refugees in southern Turkey, despite it being well-organized and large-scale, has been overlooked in most analyses of the Syrian conflict. Given this weakness, this brief cites previous instances of refugee militarization to help issue a clear warning – being unable to distinguish combatants from non-combatant refuges carries significant risks for everyone involved in the current fight.
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Author | Mark Naftalin, Kristian Berg Harpviken |
Series | PRIO Policy Briefs |
Issue | 10 |
Publisher | Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) |
Copyright | © 2012 International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) |