Syrian Conflict: Syrian and Basel Alrashdan

syrian conflict: The brutal Syrian conflict has forced over 2.2 million children to flee to neighbouring countries and beyond, according to Huffington Post Canada. The Canadian Government, which welcomes 300,000 immigrants every year -- nearly one per cent of its population -- has resettled over 25,000 Syrian refugees nationwide. Nearly 50 million children worldwide have been uprooted -- more than half of them by violence and conflict. Basel Alrashdan left playing in the snow with other sixth graders at St. The Alrashdans were the first Syrian family to be resettled on the Island. Jean Elementary School, came to Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island P.E.I. with his family on 27 December 2015. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.