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# refugee-camp - Tuesday 22 January, 2013

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Over 12,000 Syrians flee to Jordan in six days

22/01/13 2,643 Views 3 Comments

The UN has predicted that the number of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries will double to 1.1 million by June if the civil war in Syria does not end.

# refugee-camp - Tuesday 8 January, 2013

Jordan

Torrential rains hit desert Jordan, floods sweep Middle East

08/01/13 8,973 Views 10 Comments

In northern Jordan, relief workers distributing aid to Syrian refugees were injured in a “stampede” in a camp where hundreds of tents have been destroyed by the rains.

# refugee-camp - Tuesday 11 September, 2012

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Angelina Jolie calls for international help for Syrian refugees

11/09/12 5,652 Views 40 Comments

“It has been a very heavy experience,” the actress said of her tour of a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.

# refugee-camp - Friday 31 August, 2012

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Syrian refugees tell of “indiscriminate violence”

31/08/12 1,834 Views 14 Comments

Joe Costello, Minister of State for Trade and Development, relates the dire tales of massacre and suffering told to him by Syrian refugees when he visited them in Jordan this week.

# refugee-camp - Sunday 24 June, 2012

Read Me

Column: If they weren’t lucky or strong enough, they died along the way

24/06/12 5,144 Views 8 Comments

Amid 35,000 people who are running out of water, Chiara Burzio describes the scenes in South Sudan.

# refugee-camp - Monday 9 April, 2012

Syria

Syrian forces fire at Turkish refugee camp

09/04/12 1,554 Views 22 Comments

They fired across the border at a refugee camp, killing one and wounding four, according to activists. A UN-brokered ceasefire is supposed to kick in tomorrow, but looks under threat.

# refugee-camp - Thursday 19 January, 2012

Somalia

Bomb attack targets packed refugee camp in Somali capital

19/01/12 1,295 Views 2 Comments

Two people have died in the explosion which occurred shortly after a UN and media visit.

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