December 9, 2013 Marks The 1000th Day Of War In Syria. -- Danish Refugee Council, Reuters
Since March 15, 2011, almost three million Syrians have fled to the neighboring countries and 6.5 million Syrians are internally displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict.
The past thousand days have exhausted resources for everyone involved. Displaced families have used up most of their savings while waiting for a resolution. Hosting communities in the region are under pressure as a result of the added burdens to their feeble infrastructure. And perhaps most indicative of the magnitude of the situation, aid organizations are shifting towards a targeted approach to assistance where only the most vulnerable beneficiaries are eligible to receive aid. This is largely due to gaps in funding, paralleled with increasing numbers of refugees regionally - and displaced persons internally in Syria.
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Update: One Thousand Days of Syria's Conflict: Childhoods Stolen and Futures at Risk -- Rosie Thompson, Huffington Post
My Comment: Unbelievable .... 1,000 days already .... even I have lost track of time in covering this civil war.
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