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AlertNet: Syrian Refugees in Jordan Short of Food, Rent Money

By Dara McLeod
Created 06/07/2012 - 11:50

By Megan Rowling

LONDON (AlertNet) - Thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan are struggling to find enough food to eat and risk being thrown out of temporary accommodation because they cannot pay the rent, according to Refugees International (RI).

The independent advocacy group estimates that some 125,000 Syrians have crossed into Jordan and Lebanon, fleeing a bloody crackdown by the Syrian government on opposition protestors. The United Nations says more than 9,000 people have been killed since the uprising began in March 2011.

Read full article here [1].

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[1] http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/syrian-refugees-in-jordan-short-of-food-rent-money