50,000 Syrians on Jordan's border trapped in world power struggle - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Aaron Magid

Aaron Magid

Nov 27, 2017

A Syrian refugee from the Rukban camp, which lies in a no-man's-land on the Syria-Jordan border, shelters a young child outside a UN-operated medical clinic on the Jordanian side, March 1, 2017. — KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images

Syrian refugees wait to board a Jordanian army vehicle after crossing into Jordanian territory with their families, in Al Ruqban border area, near the northeastern Jordanian border with Syria, and Iraq, near the town of Ruwaished, 240 km (149 miles) east of Amman September 10, 2015. Picture taken September 10, 2015. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - RTX2II4S

Difficult negotiations over future of 75,000 Syrians trapped in 'no-man's land'

Aaron Magid

Syrian refugees stuck between the Jordanian and Syrian borders, wait to cross into Jordan after a group of them crossed into Jordanian territory, near the town of Ruwaished, at the Hadalat area, east of the capital Amman, January 14, 2016. After months of being stranded at the border, a group of Syrian refugees has finally been allowed to enter Jordan. Jordanian authorities say they have to address security concerns before allowing more refugees into the country burdened with over 1.4 million refugees, sai

Jordan blocks 50,000 Syrian refugees near border

Aaron Magid

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Hopes dim in stranded Syrian camp near US military base

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

A security member, who was injured during an attack at a camp for Syrian refugees in eastern Jordan near the borders of Iraq, Syria and Jordan, is transported from a military helicopter to al-Hussein Medical Centre in Amman, Jordan, June 21, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer - RTX2HCMY

IS turns its attention to Jordan

Aaron Magid