Are Syrian and Iraqi refugees similar?

As a whole, all refugees face similar challenges. However, even within the group of refugees of one nationality there will be people who come from very different backgrounds - differing levels of education, different economic circumstances and different classes. Not all of the refugees form either place found themselves in refugee camps. I have some friends who were refugees from the former Yugoslavia. They see themselves and their circumstances as very different to the current refugees from Syria and do not empathise with them much. I imagine Iraqi refugees might feel like that too. Just because two groups are a facing similar situation doesn’t make them “the same”.