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Brian Cloughley - Refugees and Moderate Rebels - Strategic Culture Foundation - on-line journal > Refugees and Moderate Rebels > Strategic-Culture.org - Strategic Culture Foundation

Brian Cloughley - Refugees and Moderate Rebels - Strategic Culture Foundation - on-line journal > Refugees and Moderate Rebels > Strategic-Culture.org - Strategic Culture Foundation





Refugees and Moderate Rebels

 

The countries from which
most refugees are at present escaping to Europe are Syria, Afghanistan
and Eritrea, but many more have had to flee Iraq. In July 2014 UNHCR reported
that over 1.9 million Iraqis had been displaced from their homes, and
that the «refugee crisis has impacted both Iraqis who fled and the
communities that they left behind. Engineers, artists, lawyers,
academics, doctors, and other professionals were among the first to
escape the war... 

The
2003 US invasion displaced approximately 1 in 25 Iraqis from their
homes, with fighting connected with the Islamic State contributing to
additional displacement... According to the Iraqi Medical Association,
approximately half of Iraq's registered doctors fled the country in the
years immediately following the 2003 invasion. Where once Iraq had among
the region’s best health care system and health indicators [when
President Saddam Hussein was in power], the current patient-doctor ratio
puts it significantly behind neighbouring countries».

Then in Libya, as noted
by Amnesty International, «The international community has stood and
watched as Libya has descended into chaos since the 2011 NATO military
campaign ended, effectively allowing militias and armed groups to run
amok. World leaders have a responsibility and must be prepared to face
the consequences, which include greater levels of refugees and migrants
fleeing conflict and rampant abuse in Libya».