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...flee their homes as a result of the Iraq war and the continuing instability there. About 2.2 million of those refugees have left home only to resettle elsewhere in Iraq, while the other half of the refugee population has left the country entirely. Iran, Egypt, Yemen, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon have absorbed the largest number of refugees...
...Unsurprisingly, life outside of Iraq does not appear to be easy for these new-comers. The last three countries listed—Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon—do not allow incoming Iraqis to work, nor were the countries a part of the 1951 Refugee Convention allowed for the UNHCR to play a more supportive role...
...burden placed on the citizens of these host countries is enormous. The populations of Syria and Jordan have ballooned as a result of the influx of Iraqis, and because many refugees sneak in, there is a great deal of social friction between populations. Conflicts are likely to carry over across borders disrupting once peaceful communities...
After more than 81 scoreless minutes, the Harvard field hockey team suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss to No. 20 Princeton, 1-0, Saturday afternoon at Jordan Field. The Tigers (10-4, 5-1 Ivy) clinched a share of the Ivy League title, while the Crimson (7-7, 3-2 Ivy) fell to a tie for second place. Princeton sophomore Kaitlin Donovan scored the game-winning goal with just over three minutes remaining in overtime. The goal capped a game in which the Crimson defense shone and the offense struggled to challenge Princeton goalkeeper Cynthia Wray. “We played...
...region since early this year. The EPRT turned to the U.S. Institute for Peace, a body created by Congress in the 1990s, to assemble the tribes, local Iraqi Army and local political leaders into working groups to come up with a plan. A delegation even traveled to Amman, Jordan, to convince exiled former members of the ousted Ba'ath regime...