Terrorist Attacks on Refugees, Internally Displaced Peoples, and Asylum Seekers
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Introduction: The United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that there were over 100 million displaced people as May, 2022, which has left many without adequate healthcare and strained local systems. While is concern about violence may be brought a result these large influxes people, few are focused on attacks perpetrated peoples. This study semi-quantitative analysis terrorist refugees, refugee camps, internally-displaced peoples, asylum seekers. Method: A retrospective search the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) was performed for all terrorist-related events from 1970 to 2020 targeted internally peoples (IDPs), number attacks, country weapon types, numbers wounded, killed collated into Microsoft Excel™ spreadsheet (Microsoft, Redmond Washington, USA) analyzed. Results: There total 683 resulted in 3148 deaths 4374 injuries 1970-2020. These occurred 56 countries, with Sudan having largest at 113, followed by Germany (71), Iraq (61), Nigeria (51), Sweden (43). most frequent weapons used explosives (213), firearms (210), incendiary (140), unknown (74), melee (45), chemical (1). Conclusion: Terrorist against refugees/IDPs/asylum seekers attacks. had highest explosives. Attacks refugees pose unique challenges government, NGO’s, other stakeholders due lack access transient nature this population. By understanding scope impact vulnerable population counter-terrorism medicine initiatives can employed improve outcomes.
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عنوان ژورنال: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1049-023X', '1945-1938']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x23000663