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The vast majority of Syrians who've fled to Jordan and Lebanon have become "Urban Refugees." 

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Meeting the needs of Syrian refugees [Video]

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Syrian refugees face immense challenges as numbers surge [Press Release]

Urgent aid required to meet needs of tens of thousands in Jordan
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As violence sharply escalates in the Syrian cities of Aleppo and Damascus, Syrian refugees are pouring into neighboring countries, overwhelming limited resources already stretched to the maximum. 

“Safer in Iraq than Syria”

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Latest News from Syria: Record number of Syrian refugees cross into Jordan

A Syrian refugee family, who like tens of thousands of others, fled in the darkness by foot to the safety of Jordan

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HOW DOCTORS OPERATE IN WARTIME

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HOW DOCTORS OPERATE IN WARTIME
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June 28, 2012
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The uprising in Syria has become so violent that it recently forced the United Nations to suspend an observer mission. During some of the worst fighting, French surgeon Jacques Bérès snuck across the border into the country and performed dozens of surgeries on the wounded.

IRC opens medical clinics to support Syrian refugees

Almost all Syrian refugees in Jordan are currently living in urban areas, clustered near the border.

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Syria crisis has displaced 500,000 says UN; more families cross border

Syrian refugee Fawaz now lives in Jordan with his wife and nine children in a two room structure that had been abandoned for years before they found it. The roof leaks, and while there's a makeshift toilet, there's no plumbing. They've tapped into a neighbor's utilities for electricity and drinking water. There's very little housing left in Jordan near its border with Syria, and rental prices have more than doubled in the past year due to the influx of refugees.

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IRC launches aid effort for Syrian refugees in Jordan as Syria violence escalates

The International Rescue Committee is starting deliveries of needed supplies for Syrian refugees seeking safety in Jordan as the turmoil in Syria shows no sign of abating.  

Syria crisis -- how you can help

A family leaves their house after the building was hit by a Syrian Army tank in Idlib, north Syria, Sunday, March 4, 2012.

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