Sunday, March 10, 2013

Syria's Refugee Crisis Is Exploding

Left home: 3,000 refugees often arrive at the sprawling Zaatari camp, built on barren land under the wing of the United Nations, every day

Inside Syria's Cauldron Of Despair: From The Vast Camps Sheltering ONE MILLION Refugees To The Towns Reduced To Rubble, The Savage Human Cost Of President Assad's Tyrannical Rule -- Daily Mail

* Civil war has led to tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing war-torn country
* Refugees have crossed borders into Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq
* Aid agencies struggling to cope with huge numbers arriving at camps
* Rising fears over the impact of the Syrian implosion on such a fragile region

As she sat inside a huge hangar, Nagham recalled the moment when any last vestiges of childhood innocence were blown away in the most brutal manner possible.

The terrible shelling that torments so many Syrians had stopped, giving her beloved uncle the chance to visit her grandparents in their village not far from Damascus airport.

He returned soon after with Nagham’s young cousin perched on his shoulders.

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More News On Syria's Growing Refugee Crisis

U.N. says Syrian refugee numbers could triple by end of 2013 -- Reuters
UN refugee chief says Syrian refugee numbers could double or triple by end of 2013 -- Washington Post/AP
UN: Syria refugees could double or even triple by end of 2013
-- Global Post
Syria refugee numbers may triple this year - UN
-- BBC
U.N.: Number of Syrian refugees escalating at rapid rate -- CNN

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