photo | UNHCR / J. Wreford Al Tanf is a refugee camp located in no-man’s land between Iraq and Syria. It is a thin strip of ground bordered on one side by a highway and on the other by a 20 foot concrete wall. Several hundred Palestinians have been stranded for more than two years, having fled Iraq to escape violence and death threats, only to be denied entry in Syria and Jordon. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) delivers basic supplies, but is prohibited from constructing permanent structures. All the refugees live in tents despite flooding and temperatures that range from 100 degrees F to near zero.
photo | UNHCR / B. Auger
photo | UNHCR
photo | UNHCR / J. Wreford
photo | UNHCR / B. Diab
photo | UNHCR / B. Diab
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
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