"They saw death, explosions, shelling. It is difficult to deal with the children because they are difficult psychologically"
"The Syrian crisis – which has claimed the lives of 100,000 people so far – has been termed a ‘children’s crisis’ by aid workers. Half of the 2million people who have left the country are children. Zaatari is no different - 60,000 of its 120,000 population are under 18.
"Many have been close to death, either seeing it first hand or hearing of friends and family being killed....
"It is not uncommon to hear adults say that if it was just them, they would have stayed in their towns and villages.
"But hearing grim accounts of youngsters having their throats cut and the terror of their children being killed forced them to leave Syria...."
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/syria-zaatari-camp-children-gangs-marriage-trauma-124524619.html
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