Iraqi refugees mark six years of war in poverty - 21 Mar 09

Six years on from the Iraq war millions of its citizens are marking the anniversary as refugees in another country.

There are around 700 thousand Iraqi refugees in Jordan. Most are poor and destitute as they do not have the right to work. Even if the security situation is improving in Iraq they can not afford to go home.

Al Jazeera's Nisreen El Shamayleh reports on what life is like for some of them.

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[BoyChibi]

@Wahbi90 dick, nato forces are there, that means allot of european forces, and canadians

[grimblebrumble17889]

@alfaxo21 I dont remember them bombing the Iraqis and killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people.

[ehimwenmaaimiuwu]

@tyskbulle The resemblance is uncanny. I've never seen an Arab who looks like that.

[HEAVENLYFATHER3000]

Where are the Bill gates Billions going to and the Billions of his billionaires friends he so convinced to donate to humanity? Why doesn't he convince himself and his wealthy friends to give out 1/2 of their Billions to suffering humanity NOW and not after their death?..."NOW FAITH IS"

[HEAVENLYFATHER3000]

Where are the Bill gates Billions going to and the Billions of his billionaires fiends he so convinced to donate to humanity? Why doesn't he convince himself and his wealthy friends to give out 1/2 of their Billions to suffering humanity NOW and not after their death?..."NOW FAITH IS"

[tyskbulle]

Is it just me or do that dad look alite like tom cruise? Anyway, one can only hope this middel eastern mess will one day be resolved.

[Wahbi90]

Thanks to America for what's happening to this family. Thank you U.S.A, the country of democracy and peace, for the suffer and struggle of this family.

[Daliya510]

I'm glad Al Jazeera does these stories. We never hear about the number of refugees, the number of wounded and dead Iraqis on mainstream media which is full of fear and war mongering propaganda. These stories are real and send an important message about the real faces of war.

[hsybcmpny]

Their not the ones that have killed close to a million and burnt the country to the ground thick cunt.

[alfaxo21]

Let the rich Saudis and Gulf states with their deep pockets pitch in