Security for States vs. Refugees: "Operation Provide Comfort" and the April 1991 Mass Influx of Refugees from Northern Iraq into Turkey
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https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21193Keywords:
refugees, Turkey, Northern Iraq, Operation Provide ComfortAbstract
In April 1991, the massive influx of Iraqi refugees into Turkey precipitated a political process that led to one of the rare examples of humanitarian intervention. Under pressure from the Turkish government and world public opinion, Western allies declared a safe zone above the 36th parallel in northern Iraq and launched "Operation Provide Comfort." This Operation enabled the extension of relief assistance to almost half a million refugees and their repatriation to northern Iraq within a relatively short period of time. The article tries to establish whether "Operation Provide Comfort" served state security interests or the security of the refugees from Iraq.Metrics
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1996-04-01
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Kirisçi, K. (1996). Security for States vs. Refugees: "Operation Provide Comfort" and the April 1991 Mass Influx of Refugees from Northern Iraq into Turkey. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 15(3), 18–22. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21193
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Copyright (c) 1996 Kemal Kirisçi
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