I HAVE visited Iraq five times since 2007, and I have seen nothing like the suffering I’m witnessing now.
I came to visit the camps and informal
settlements where displaced Iraqis and Syrian refugees are desperately
seeking shelter from the fighting that has convulsed their region.
In almost four years of war, nearly half
of Syria’s population of 23 million people has been uprooted. Within
Iraq itself, more than two million people have fled conflict and the
terror unleashed by extremist groups. These refugees and displaced
people have witnessed unspeakable brutality. Their children are out of
school, they are struggling to survive, and they are surrounded on all
sides by violence.
For many years I have visited camps, and
every time, I sit in a tent and hear stories. I try my best to give
support. To say something that will show solidarity and give some kind
of thoughtful guidance. On this trip I was speechless.
What do you say to a mother with tears
streaming down her face who says her daughter is in the hands of the
Islamic State, or ISIS, and that she wishes she were there, too? Even if
she had to be raped and tortured, she says, it would be better than not
being with her daughter.
Source:http://www.malaysiandigest.com/world/540214-angelina-jolie-on-the-syrians-and-iraqis-who-can-t-go-home.html
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