refugee camps as military bases

"Turkish fears that the conflict in Syria may spill over the border are augmented by growing recognition that the refugee camps are used as bases by members of the FSA where they rest, visit family, receive health care, and obtain supplies. Turkish border guards allow their free flow back and forth across the border. Security at camp gates varies in terms of the quality of personnel and security procedures. Persistent rumors that the camps are used as rebel bases were confirmed in the April 2013 International Crisis Group report, noting that allowing the use of camps as bases threatens to exacerbate "sensitive ethnic and sectarian balances, particularly in Hatay province" where a significant proportion of the population are Alawites who share more ethnic and cultural ties with fellow Shia Alawites in Syria than with Sunni Turks. [4] The use of refugee camps as military bases also strikes at the very principles upon which services for refugees are provided: Refugees don't go back and forth to their home country to fight; they seek refuge in another nation and hope someday they can go home."