Images Show Syrian Refugees Clustered in Jordanian Desert

Hundreds of refugees fleeing violence in Syria are stranded in the desert just inside the Jordanian border, according to satellite images provided by Human Rights Watch. Each tiny dot on the map represents one or more people huddling under makeshift tents in the desert heat, the activist organization told VOA. “It’s a really remote area,” said Bill Frelick, refugee program director at Human Rights Watch. “It looks like a moonscape when you’re out there. There’s nothing. You have to go...

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