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Jordan

Jordan: In the cover of darkness Friday, he had slipped into Jordan from war-torn Syria, the latest desperate move in a year-long odyssey to stay ahead of the fighting and stay alive, according to The Star. Harper visits Jordan refugee camp AL-Just hours after crossing from a dangerous past into an uncertain future, the exhaustion and shell shock still play out across Alis face. It had meant a 17-hour drive to the border at almost $150 a head for him and his family and then a nighttime walk to elude Syrian government forces to get into Jordan, which has become safe haven for tens of thousands of Syrians like him. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.