Fifteen-year-old Samir became separated from his family in January after his home in Aleppo was attacked. Here, the Syrian teenager tells the IRC about his journey to Jordan and hopes to be reunited with his parents.
by Kaity Kawar, International Rescue Committee communications manager in Jordan
On a warm Thursday morning, we begin our journey east from Amman into the empty desert. It isn’t long before we see the first of thousands of white caravans reflecting the merciless sun; we have reached the sprawling Azraq refugee camp in northern Jordan—home to more than 20,000 Syrian refugees fleeing their country's ongoing civil war.