Middle East

Syrian family's tough year away from home

As 2012 draws to a close, Al Jazeera reports on the plight of a Syrian refugee family in Jordan.
Last Modified: 20 Dec 2012 08:01

As 2012 draws to a close, Al Jazeera is taking a look at some of this year's most important stories, through the eyes of familes that have experienced them.

Conflict has forced more than two and a half million Syrians to flee their country.

Al Jazeera's Nisreen El-Shamayleh went to Al Zaatri camp in northern Jordan to hear one family's story.

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