Syria's Growing Refugee Crisis

Displaced Syrians Despair Over Civil War -- Voice of America

NORTHERN SYRIA — As Syria's civil war grinds into its third deadly year, the number of people displaced inside Syria continues to grow. Many eventually arrive in camps near Syria's border with Turkey where they wait for months to cross the border into safety. In less than a year these camps have grown into small towns with a distinctive, though not necessarily pleasant, lifestyle.

Late morning at the Bab al-Salama camp in northern Syria. Life has become routine and tedious as residents wait for places in Turkey's refugee camps.

This camp has grown in 10 months from nothing into a small town with a population of nearly 15,000 people. But life is nowhere near normal for those living in tents without electricity or running water.

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More News On Syria's Growing Refugee Crisis

Begging for food spreads in Syria -- News24
Syria: world 'sleep walking' into greatest ever refugee crisis -- The Telegraph
Syrian refugees returning home to fight -- Washington Post
9,000 Syrian refugees left Jordan for home in June: govt -- Daily Star
Turkey may host 1 million Syrian refugees by 2014: UN -- Hurriyet News
UN: Syria refugees could reach 3.5M this year -- AP
Syria's Increasingly Grim Refugee Picture -- The Atlantic
The Men Who Get Rich Off Syrian Refugees -- Justin Salhani, The Atlantic
Analysis: Hard choices: When the Syria aid response runs out of money -- IRIN
In Pictures: Syria's young refugees -- Al Jazeera