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Syrian refugees in Jordan

August 12, 2013 - Zaatari, Jordan: Mahmoud Amarin, a 70 year old syrian bus driver from Daraa city, shows a registration card used to collect bread, distributed every second day at Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan. Mr. Amarin fled the fighting in Syria one year ago, when his house got shelled by the regime forces. Like many other refugees in Zaatari, Mr. Amarin lost two of his children during the attack to his village, leaving behind all his worldly possessions. He lives now at the camps with his wife and two children, and depends uniquely on basic aid provided by international Non-Governmental Organisations. Mr. Amarin intends to go back to his hometown soon, due to the harsh life refugees endure at camp. Zaatari camp, home to more than 120,000 people who in the past year have fled the conflict in Syria, become the fourth largest city in Jordan and the world's second largest refugee camp behind Dadaab in eastern Kenya. Most of its residents came from Daraa, a city about 30Km away in Syria, rich with businessmen thanks to a long history of cross-border trade with Jordan. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos/Al Jazeera)

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August 12, 2013 - Zaatari, Jordan: Mahmoud Amarin, a 70 year old syrian bus driver from Daraa city, shows a registration card used to collect bread, distributed every second day at Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan. Mr. Amarin fled the fighting in Syria one year ago, when his house got shelled by the regime forces. Like many other refugees in Zaatari, Mr. Amarin lost two of his children during the attack to his village, leaving behind all his worldly possessions. He lives now at the camps with his wife and two children, and depends uniquely on basic aid provided by international Non-Governmental Organisations. Mr. Amarin intends to go back to his hometown soon, due to the harsh life refugees endure at camp. Zaatari camp, home to more than 120,000 people who in the past year have fled the conflict in Syria, become the fourth largest city in Jordan and the world's second largest refugee camp behind Dadaab in eastern Kenya. Most of its residents came from Daraa, a city about 30Km away in Syria, rich with businessmen thanks to a long history of cross-border trade with Jordan. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos/Al Jazeera)
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