Syria doesn't want them. Iraq is not safe for them. The US will not provide for them. The global community is uneducated about their situation. So where do the millions of "middle class' and impoverished Iraqi refugees turn? Less than a month ago, the government announced a plan to run free buses from Damascus to Baghdad in hopes of luring citizens back home and establishing an image of stability, but the plan was halted after only two runs. Security issues were cited as cause.
As for those who have made the return, their outlook is bleak. They return with no money, no jobs, no homes and a lingering question: "What will I do now?"
New York Times ran a piece on Maha Hashim, the widow of an Iraqi police officer, which encapsulated the problem. Read it here.
It is still my hope to pursue more stories exactly like this one in Syria. For more information on my plan, email me.
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