Figure 5.16 Syrians displaced by conflict. This map shows the civil war-related displacement of more than 1.5 million Syrians, who have constituted involuntary migrants since March 2012. Some have left Syria and are refugees in neighboring countries. There, they may face discrimination and poverty as unwanted minority populations. Far more are internally displaced peoples (IDPs) who have moved from one place to another within Syria, often ending up in so-called buffer zones established on the borders to protect neighboring states from large flows of Syrian refugees. (Source: Adapted from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2012.)