International Rescue Committee head David Miliband at a refugee camp for Syrians on the Greek island of Lesbos. Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters
Istanbul has more Syrian refugees than all of Europe says David Miliband | World news | The Guardian.
WASHINGTON — Some opponents to taking in more Syrian refugees argue it’s simply too expensive. Refugees need significant help with housing, food, transportation, education and more when they get here, and they contend that the United States can’t afford to help more people.
But what if outside groups — community or religious organizations, cities, companies or even individuals — foot the costs instead? Continue reading…
A paramilitary police officer carries the lifeless body of Alan Kurdi, 3, after a number of migrants died and a smaller number were reported missing after boats carrying them to the Greek island of Kos capsized.
A year ago, two Syrian refugees bought identical wetsuits from a Calais shop, walked to the beach and disappeared.
When their remains were washed up 500 miles apart, police in the Netherlands and Norway were at a loss to identify them.
No missing persons’ reports had been filed, they had no police records, their DNA was not on file. As Anders Fjellberg put it, they were an “invisible life heading for a nameless grave”.
The reporter, from Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet, worked with photographer Tomm Christiansen to… more
A family of Syrian refugees at the Polar Light Hotel in Nikel, Russia. October 2015. (Alessandro Iovino)
There’s a new way into Europe. Under mounting pressure at home, faced with likely tragedy on the Mediterranean, and turned away by border police in eastern Europe, some Syrians are forging an unlikely path across the Arctic Circle.
http://qz.com/530042/syrian-refugees-are-traveling-across-the-arctic-circle-to-europe/
Screenshot of the route Syrian refugees are taking to Europe.
ISTANBUL — Aid workers are propping up tents, preparing provisions and deploying medical staff as they brace for a new wave of displaced Syrians escaping renewed fighting in and around the country’s commercial hub, Aleppo.
Plumes of smoke rise from purported Russian airstrikes hitting rebel positions south of Aleppo. youtube.com / Via YouTube
The contested city is the focus of an intense military campaign. Russian warplanes… more
Chart showing numberof Syrian refugges taken by the U.S. between 2011-2015 and the plan to take 10,000 by 2016
President Obama has agreed to raise the number of Syrian refugees admitted to at least 10,000 in the fiscal year beginning in October from fewer than 2,000 this year.
Aid groups called the administration’s action a token one given the size of the American economy and population, while a number of Republicans warned that Mr. Obama was allowing in potential terrorists. “Our enemy now is Islamic terrorism, and these people are coming from a country filled with Islamic terrorists,” said Representative Peter T. King, Republican of New York. “We don’t want another Boston Marathon bombing situation.”
Obama Increases Number of Syrian Refugees for U.S. Resettlement to 10,000
Syrian Refugees arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey.
The decade-long sanction on Turkey becoming a member of the European Union (EU) might be lifted if Turkey agrees to stop the flow of Syrian refugees to Europe. In addition, EU will give Turkey €3 billion ($3.5 billion) as a compensation for settling the refugees on its soil.
The Telegraph – EU agrees €3 billion action plan with Turkey to ease migrant crisis
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/11935093/EU-approves-Turkey-migrant-plan.html
The Guardian – European leaders offer Turkey ‘action plan’ on migration crisis
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/15/big-decisions-unlikely-migration-summit-eu-leaders