Syrian Refugee Immigration

By 2019651

  • The Syrian Refugee Crisis begins

    Syrian Refugees flee from the town of Talkalakh,may cross into Lebanon using unofficial border crossing which in the past were used to smuggle goods.

  • Turkey begins to welcome refugees

    Turkey spends 15 million dollars to set up six camps for thousand of refugees.Turkish officials insist to the media that the Syrians are guests and not refugees.

  • Domiz camp opens in Iraq

    Refugees of Kurdish origin head for this camp in northern Iraq.Refugees arrive and are well received by their Kurdistan host families.

  • Refugee surge increases ahead of U.N ceasefire

    Over 2500 swell across Turkish-Syrian border in one day.Rebels and refugees claim Syrian forces are planting mines around borders to stop the flow of refugees,and supplies for insurgents.

  • Exodus in Lebanon Following Damascus Fighting

    A bomb explodes in Damascus killing the president's brother in law and other high ranking security officers 1800 to 40000 refugees cross the Masnaa border post into Lebanon over the next few days.

  • UNHCR opens Za'atari camp in northern Jordan

    "The arrival in the last 24 hours has been the most we've ever had in quite some time."says Panos Moumtzis the regional coordinator for the U.N refugee agency.

  • Launch of #ChildrenOfSyria

    UNICEF launches this campaign to raise awareness about the plight of refugee children on social media.By the end of 2013 half the 2 million refugees who have fled the country are children.

  • Za'atrai countinues to grow

    This camp is becoming one of the largest cities in Jordan.The new York times tracks the growth from 2012-2013 and it started from 2000 tents to 12000 tents in those years.

  • Beirut bombings hints at war spreading to Lebanon

    A string of bombings to the capital are seen as proof that Syrian's conflicts have spread across the border.Individuals identified as Hezbollah,Iranian,and Shia were the targets of bombings throughout 2013.

  • Largest plan for Syrian refugee resettlement

    Germany agrees to resettle 5000 Syrian refugees,the largest program yet.Refugees are allowed to stay up to 2 years.