The Human Cost of War in the Middle East: A Graphic Overview

Author(s)
Cordesman, A.
Publication language
English
Pages
136pp
Date published
03 Feb 2016
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Governance, Protection, human rights & security
Countries
Libya, Syria, Iraq, Yemen
Organisations
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

The report examines the direct humanitarian impacts of the wars summarized below, but the coverage goes much further. It examines the longer term impacts on the quality of governance, the economy, and the geographic areas where the war has its maximum impact. It also compares casualty estimates, key areas affected by the fighting, and other impacts of conflict as well as illustrates the difference in reporting by country, and major problems in the data now available.
Key sections of the report examine:

  • Key Analytic and Policy Challenges
  • The Broader Refugee, IDP, and Humanitarian Impact of Insurgency and Civil War
  • Interactions with the Cumulative Human Impact of Terrorism
  • Conflict Impacts in Libya
  • Conflict Impacts in Syria
  • Conflict Impacts in Iraq, and
  • Conflict Impacts in Yemen