Syrian refugees arrive in Wadi Hamayyed on the outskirts of Lebanon’s northeastern border town of Arsal to board buses bound for the northwestern Syrian town of Idlib on Aug. 2. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) deemed the threat of violence and detention in Syria so grave that it has supported many of the refugees in the region. In Lebanon this year, Syrian refugees have been evicted from makeshift displacement camps. In Jordan, hundreds of Syrian refugees are being deported across the border monthly with little warning and no recourse. “Will we continue to protect Syrian refugees in Egypt?

Source: Washington Post August 27, 2017 20:39 UTC