Epidemic warning over 'ghost' refugees stuck at Jordan-Syria border Read moreJordan first shut its border to refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war in mid-2014. About 75,000 Syrians have since been trapped in no-man’s land, unable to either enter Jordan or return to Syria. In the four months since, refugees at the “berm” – as the border fortifications are known – have been virtually without humanitarian aid. “The humanitarian situation is very bad, the situation of children in particular is very bad. Syrian refugees now make up about a fifth of Lebanon’s population and a 10th of Jordan’s.

Source: The Guardian October 10, 2016 12:54 UTC