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The Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq, near the border of Syria. The tents were suppose to be temporary but have not been moved since the camp was built in July of 2012. Zaatari, is estimated to hold 120,000 refugees. Jordan currently hosts 202,700 Syrian displaced. 22,000 of which are living in the camp with hundreds more arriving daily as a result of the civil war raging in their country. The youth in the camp have no daycare facilities or schools to attend. Mafraq, Jordan August 11, 2012. Photo by Omar Alkalouti
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The town of Arsal is becoming a makeshift refugee camp for Syrians fleeing the fighting in border towns like Kalamoun and Al Qusair that have seen very heavy fighting in the last six months. Aid to these camps in brought in by private charities like Lebanese for Syrians. Photo by Omar Alkalouti
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The town of Arsal is becoming a makeshift refugee camp for Syrians fleeing the fighting in border towns like Kalamoun and Al Qusair that have seen very heavy fighting in the last six months. Aid to these camps in brought in by private charities like Lebanese for Syrians. (Credited Image: © Omar Alkalouti)
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Young Syrian boy that fled two months ago with his mother from the town of Al Qusair after fighting broke out between the Syrian army and Opposition groups. The town is a strategic border town used for transporting supplies and weaponry for opposition groups. The boy and his family now live in a tent un an unregistered refugee camp between the borders of Lebanon and Syria. They can not afford to live in the near by town of Arsal land plots and housing has gone up tremendously since the influx of Syrian displaced that started over a year ago. December 21, 2013. (Credited Image: © Omar Alkalouti)
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Syrian refugees prepare for the winter in Arsal, Lebanon. The word Arsal is translated from Aramaic to mean " The Throne of God". These refugees that number in the thousands rest in no-mans land that separates Lebanon from Syria. The area is subject to air craft missile strikes mortar fire and the occasional spillover border clashes from the Syrian conflict being fought less then a mile away. The majority of the refugees I met were from Qusair and Qulamoun both towns are major conflict areas between the Syrian Army and the Opposition. The situation for these people is dire and they are in need of everything that a human would need to survive. The area is mostly populated with women and children without any medical aid or supplies from NGOs that stop at the last check point of the Lebanese Army. December 21, 2013. (Credited Image: © Omar Alkalouti)
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Dr. Batley examines a two year old boy from Al Qusair who has a harsh cough. Tuberculosis is a fear for the Syrian refugees in Arsal do to their unhygienic conditions and lack of aid and medical care. (Credited Image: © Omar Alkalouti)
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File - In this April 16, 2014 file photo Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke speaks with Scott Ziolkowski, an instructor in the Physical Therapy Assistant program at Western Technical College, as she campaigns in La Crosse, Wis. Defeating Republican Gov. Scott Walker and electing Democrat Mary Burke will be a top priority for the pro-abortion rights group EMILY's List, its spokeswoman Marcy Stech said Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/The La Crosse Tribune, Peter Thomson, File)
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FILE - This May 3, 2014 file photo shows Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaking in Milwaukee. Defeating Republican Gov. Scott Walker and electing Democrat Mary Burke will be a top priority for the pro-abortion rights group EMILY's List, its spokeswoman Marcy Stech said Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, file)
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Gary Mohr, Ohio prisons director, testifies before the Senate Finance Committee about the challenge of reducing the state's inmate population, on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. Mohr says the state's painkiller abuse epidemic is forcing judges to revoke many offenders' probation as they relapse. (AP Photo)
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Members of the Family Foundation and supporters of traditional marriage, Barbara Kerns, of Midlothain, Va., left, and Linda Gagliardo, of Chester Va., pray outside the Federal Appeals Court in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond is taking up the issue of gay marriage, with arguments scheduled on a ruling that the state's ban on such unions is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Members of the Family Foundation and supporters of traditional marriage, Barbara Kerns, of Midlothain, Va., left, and Linda Gagliardo, of Chester Va., pray outside the Federal Appeals Court in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond is taking up the issue of gay marriage, with arguments scheduled on a ruling that the state's ban on such unions is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
