Refugees Fleeing Syria Face Hard Choices
With little more than the clothes on their backs, thousands of men, women and children of all ages are pouring over the border into Lebanon to escape war-torn Syria. Many are hoping to go further into Europe by way of Turkey. All of them want to be free. Everyday on the run brings hard choices of where to go and how to get there.
Why Are the Syrians Fleeing?
Four years of war and crimes against humanity. They look for a better life, running from chemical weapons, torture, rape and death. One woman fleeing through Lebanon said in broken English, “I can't find my future there. I will go by the death journey to Germany.” She claims the route from Turkey to Greece is the more dangerous.
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With little more than the clothes on their backs, thousands of men, women and children of all ages are pouring over the border into Lebanon to escape war-torn Syria. Many are hoping to go further into Europe by way of Turkey. All of them want to be free. Everyday on the run brings hard choices of where to go and how to get there.
Why Are the Syrians Fleeing?
Four years of war and crimes against humanity. They look for a better life, running from chemical weapons, torture, rape and death. One woman fleeing through Lebanon said in broken English, “I can't find my future there. I will go by the death journey to Germany.” She claims the route from Turkey to Greece is the more dangerous.
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