Abstract:

The popular uprising in Syria started in March 2011, and transformed a civil war that cannot be solved yet. Even the neighboring countries have been experiencing the outcomes of the crisis for more than seven years, it can be said that Iraq is one of the most influenced country from the Syrian crisis. Overall effects of the Syrian crisis on Iraq can be summarized in six different dimensions, such as migration, state structure, radicalization, economy, society and military capacity. The study aims to analyze the direct and indirect effects of Syrian crisis on Iraq by focusing on migration and radicalization dimensions. The study benefited from the literature review as well as the field research and interviews made in some Iraqi cities including Baghdad, Kirkuk, Najaf, Erbil, and Sulaymaniyah. In conclusion, given the problems it experienced after 2003, Iraq faced very negative externalities of the Syrian crisis. 

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