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Topic: Syrian refugees

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November 9, 2012
7:56 am

Two Syrian boys who fled with their families from the violence in their village, look on as one holds a toy gun at a displaced persons camp in Atmeh, near the Turkish border with Syria, on Thursday (AP/Khalil Hamra)

Displaced persons camp on Syrian-Turkish border houses mostly children

Atmeh camp, run by rebels, is home to more than 5,000 Syrians blocked from entering Turkey

By Khalil Hamra

November 8, 2012
11:10 am

This is a Joint Turco-Italian Archaeological Expedition Nov. 2, 2011 file photo, of the South Gate of the Inner Town of Karkemish seen in Gaziantep province, Turkey (photo credit: AP Photo/Joint Turco-Italian Archaeological Expedition, File)

Archaeologists explore Biblical site on battle-plagued Syrian-Turkish border

Karkemish, ancient metropolis and site of a Egyptian-Babylonian battle mentioned in Jeremiah, is opened for excavation for the first time in 90 years

By Christopher Torchia

October 18, 2012
2:34 pm

Syrian men walk down a street between destroyed buildings in Syria (photo credit: AP/SANA)

Over 150,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Egypt

Airstrikes in northern Syria kill more than 20 in overnight attacks

October 16, 2012
2:19 pm

A Syrian boy, who fled his home with his family due to fighting between government forces and rebels, holds a plate with food to eat at a refugee camp near the Turkish border, Azaz, Syria, on Sunday, October 7, 2012 (photo credit:AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

UN food agency says it feeds 1.4 million Syrians

World Food Program officials say many who need assistance can’t be reached due to the war

October 10, 2012
9:06 am

A Syrian refugee plays with a toy gun at Zaatari Refugee Camp in Mafraq, Jordan, Sunday, Aug. 19 (photo credit: AP/Mohammad Hannon)

US military is sent to Jordan to help with crisis in Syria

From the web NY Times: Secret task force dispatched to help handle the flood of Syrian refugees and to prepare for the possibility of chemical weapons getting loose

October 6, 2012
10:35 pm

Defected Prime Minister Riad Hijab, center, before leaving Syria en route to Jordan in August (photo credit: AP/Shaam News Network)

Jordanian FM meets with ex-Syrian PM who defected

Closed-door meeting reportedly focuses on ‘developments in Syrian arena,’ reflecting Amman’s growing support for opposition forces

October 5, 2012
6:54 am

A Syrian refugee stands next to a pile of mattresses and packaged milk in Amman, given out as aid to refugees, Amman, September 23 (photo credit: Elhanan Miller/Times of Israel)

In Jordan, Syrians get Korans with their powdered milk

Refugees who fled Assad are in need not only of food, but also of spiritual guidance, says Salafi NGO executive

By Elhanan Miller

September 30, 2012
4:46 pm

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi addresses the congress of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Sept. 30 (photo credit: AP)

Morsi and Erdogan join forces, speak out against Assad, Israel

With Hamas’s Mashaal in audience, Turkish PM refuses reconciliation until Israel lifts blockade of Gaza and apologizes for flotilla deaths

By Suzan Fraser

September 30, 2012
11:32 am

A Free Syrian Army Soldier takes his position in Aleppo, September 24 (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)

Retrieving Golan a key priority for Syrians, says Islamist preacher who fled Assad

To prevail over Damascus, rebels need more weapons, says Youssef Zoabi, who took refuge in Jordan last year. ‘Once we’ve won, we want an Islamist regime’

By Elhanan Miller

September 30, 2012
12:06 am

Basel Baradan, an 18-year-old farmer who fled his southern restive border town of Daraa, Syria with his family in July, wipes his eyes as he speaks during an interview at the Zaatari Refugee Camp, in Mafraq, Jordan. (photo credit: AP)

Syrian refugees in 4 countries share the same pain and fear

As war rages at home, the stream of refugees into other countries shows no sign of stopping, with over 100,000 fleeing in August alone

By Bassem Mroue and Jamal Halaby

September 29, 2012
12:26 am

A Free Syrian Army soldier after firing a recoilless rifle during clashes with Syrian government forces at the village of Mukhtariya in the suburbs of Homs, Syria. (photo credit: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights via AP video)

Free Syrian Army fighters aren’t extremists or ‘al-Qaeda types,’ group’s DC fundraiser insists

Representative says the Syrian opposition is committed to a multi-ethnic, democratic future after Assad

By Michal Shmulovich

September 27, 2012
6:07 pm

Assad’s text message to opposition: Game over

After army choppers dropped leaflets in August, regime raises psych-ops ante, telling rebels to surrender their weapons

September 27, 2012
1:18 pm

Syrian refugees at Zaatari Refugee Camp in Mafraq, Jordan, in early September (photo credit: AP/Mohammad Hannon)

UN refugee agency asks for upped funding for fleeing Syrians

Estimates predict 710,000 people will have left war-torn country by year-end

September 26, 2012
7:27 pm

Fields of grapes in the northern Golan Heights (photo credit: Flash90)

Syrian rocket fired into Golan Heights shatters Yom Kippur silence

No injuries or damage reported; fire believed to be spillover from Syrian army battles

By Gabe Fisher and Ilan Ben Zion

September 25, 2012
8:31 am

Syrian mortars fired into Golan Heights

No injuries or damage reported; fire believed to be spillover from Syrian army battles

By Gabe Fisher

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: Syrian refugees

Displaced persons camp on Syrian-Turkish border houses mostly children

Atmeh camp, run by rebels, is home to more than 5,000 Syrians blocked from entering Turkey

Archaeologists explore Biblical site on battle-plagued Syrian-Turkish border

Karkemish, ancient metropolis and site of a Egyptian-Babylonian battle mentioned in Jeremiah, is opened for excavation for the first time in 90 years

Over 150,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Egypt

Airstrikes in northern Syria kill more than 20 in overnight attacks

UN food agency says it feeds 1.4 million Syrians

World Food Program officials say many who need assistance can’t be reached due to the war

US military is sent to Jordan to help with crisis in Syria

From the web NY Times: Secret task force dispatched to help handle the flood of Syrian refugees and to prepare for the possibility of chemical weapons getting loose

Jordanian FM meets with ex-Syrian PM who defected

Closed-door meeting reportedly focuses on ‘developments in Syrian arena,’ reflecting Amman’s growing support for opposition forces

In Jordan, Syrians get Korans with their powdered milk

Refugees who fled Assad are in need not only of food, but also of spiritual guidance, says Salafi NGO executive

Morsi and Erdogan join forces, speak out against Assad, Israel

With Hamas’s Mashaal in audience, Turkish PM refuses reconciliation until Israel lifts blockade of Gaza and apologizes for flotilla deaths

Retrieving Golan a key priority for Syrians, says Islamist preacher who fled Assad

To prevail over Damascus, rebels need more weapons, says Youssef Zoabi, who took refuge in Jordan last year. ‘Once we’ve won, we want an Islamist regime’

Syrian refugees in 4 countries share the same pain and fear

As war rages at home, the stream of refugees into other countries shows no sign of stopping, with over 100,000 fleeing in August alone

Free Syrian Army fighters aren’t extremists or ‘al-Qaeda types,’ group’s DC fundraiser insists

Representative says the Syrian opposition is committed to a multi-ethnic, democratic future after Assad

Assad’s text message to opposition: Game over

After army choppers dropped leaflets in August, regime raises psych-ops ante, telling rebels to surrender their weapons

UN refugee agency asks for upped funding for fleeing Syrians

Estimates predict 710,000 people will have left war-torn country by year-end

Syrian rocket fired into Golan Heights shatters Yom Kippur silence

No injuries or damage reported; fire believed to be spillover from Syrian army battles

Syrian mortars fired into Golan Heights

No injuries or damage reported; fire believed to be spillover from Syrian army battles

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