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Syrians refuse attempted relocation along Jordan border

A Syrian refugee rides a bicycle with his daughter at the main market, in the Al-Zaatri refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, Jordan, near the border with Syria September 17, 2016. REUTERS
Syrians stranded on the border with Jordan are refusing to move five kilometers (3.1 miles) west to a soon-to-be opened aid distribution center. (Reuters)

Syrians refuse attempted relocation along Jordan border

Syrians stranded on the border with Jordan are refusing to move five kilometers (3.1 miles) west to a soon-to-be opened aid distribution center

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The Associated Press, Amman, Jordan

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Syrians stranded on the border with Jordan are refusing to move five kilometers (3.1 miles) west to a soon-to-be opened aid distribution center.

Videos sent to the Associated Press on Saturday showed a protest against any relocation from the al-Ruqban camp.

Aid officials speaking on condition of anonymity said the new site was built to draw refugees away from a nearby Jordanian military base, and that the UN and Jordan will agree next week to start remote delivery of food, water and basic medical care.

Conditions at al-Ruqban have worsened since Jordan sealed the border 10 weeks ago after an ISIS-claimed car-bomb attack killed seven soldiers nearby.

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