Away in a Manger: Turkish women protects Syrian family in her barn

Published April 20th, 2013 - 01:19 GMT

Uum Maher (left) has placed the fate of this Syrian woman and her family into her already strained hands.

The Syrian guests in a Turkish shed

A recent widower and her 8 chidlren fled Syria into Turkey. They now live in a barn and survive by the generosity of a poor farmer named Um Maher.

Source: Mich Cafe

Syria Across the Lines

“There will be vendettas for 50 years because of these crimes” – old motorcycle-riding farmer whose crops are trapped in no-man’s land.

Source: News from Syria

Syria crisis said pulling U.S. Patriots to Jordan

Jordan has reportedly asked Washington to deploy two Patriot missile batteries on its 360-km long border with Syria for protection against incoming missile strikes.

Source: Arab Saga

Why Syria's Assad is worried about Jordan

There is no doubt that the Pentagon's decision to send a contingent of US troops to Jordan raises the question of whether the Obama administration has now moved one step closer to a possible military intervention in Syria.