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UN Refugee Agency - http://www.unhcr.org/newsletter/march_2012.html

Forced to Abandon Life in Syria - Civil unrest in Syria has made life at home perilous for thousands as they are forced to abandon their homes and country and pour over the borders. Left with only the clothes on their backs, men women and children are desperately seeking safety and protection in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan.

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SYRIA REFUGEES FLEE TO LEBANON - WOMEN & CHILDREN IN CONFLICT CRISIS - PHOTOS OF TRAUMA

 

Photo Series:

 

 

Ed Ou for The New York Times - Refugees from the fighting in Syria warmed themselves at a stove on Wednesday in Arsaal, Lebanon, on the Syrian border.

 

Testimonies of Trauma:

"Refugees from Juicie, Syria, recounted the story of their escape from the Syrian-Lebanese border, in a safe house in Al Qaa, Lebanon. They had been caught in the middle of gunfire and shelling between the government troops and the Free Syrian Army earlier in the day."

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