Syrian refugees flood Lebanon
A Syrian child rests in a makeshift refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley, close to the border with Syria in Majdal Anjar, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2013.
As the war in neighboring Syria drags on for a third year, Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict.
The situation is beginning to put huge social and political strains on Lebanon as there is currently no end in sight to the war in Syria.
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Men shop in a market in a poor section of Beirut with a high concentration of Syrian refugees, Nov. 10, 2013.
According
to the U.N. agency responsible for the Syrian refugees in Lebanon,
812,000 Syrian's displaced by the war are currently receiving assistance
from the United Nations and its partners.
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A woman who recently arrived from the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo pauses in a makeshift camp in the Bekaa Valley, close to the border with Syria, Nov. 11, 2013.
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Syrian children draw on a wall in a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 9, 2013.
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Jody, 10 months, sits with her family who recently arrived from the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo in a makeshift camp in the Bekaa Valley, in Majdal Anjar, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2013.
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Syrian refugees are reflected in a window in a makeshift camp in the Bekaa Valley, in Majdal Anjar, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2013.
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Laundry and other belongings hang from the balconies of homes in a residential building in a poor section of Beirut where the majority of residents are Syrian refugees, Nov. 10, 2013.
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A Syrian man holds his child in a home shared with 13 other refugees in a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 9, 2013.
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A man puts up pictures of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees, in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 9, 2013.
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A man walks by pet birds for sale in a market in a neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees, in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 9, 2013.
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A Syrian woman displaced by the war walks with her child in a neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees, in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 9, 2013.
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Ismael, 5, a Syrian refugee from the city of Aleppo, looks out the window with his mother from inside the small room they share with five people in a poor section of Beirut where the majority of residents are Syrian refugees, Nov. 10, 2013.
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Nazmiya, 4, a Syrian refugee from the city of Aleppo, sits down for a meal inside the small room she shares with five people in a poor section of Beirut where the majority of residents are Syrian refugees, Nov. 10, 2013.
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A Lebanese police officer watches as runners pass during the 2013 Beirut marathon, Nov. 10, 2013.
Held under tight security, over 36,000 participants representing 104 countries took part in the event.
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A Syrian man rests in the apartment he shares with other Syrian refugees in a poor section of Beirut where the majority of residents are Syrian refugees, Nov. 10, 2013.
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A Syrian man pushes a cart of trash down a street in a poor section of Beirut where the majority of residents are Syrian refugees, Nov. 10, 2013.
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A family of Syrian refugees from the city of Aleppo stand in their cramped apartment in a poor section of Beirut where the majority of residents are Syrian refugees, Nov. 10, 2013.
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Two Syrian women talk inside a former prison now being occupied by Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, in Majdal Anjar, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2013.
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A Syrian child sits alone in a room in a former prison now being occupied by Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2013.
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Syrian refugees gather in a makeshift camp in the Bekaa Valley, in Majdal Anjar, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2013.
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A Syrian man rides his motorcycle in a makeshift camp occupied by Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2013.
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A Syrian child plays on a swing outside of his home in a makeshift refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2013.
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A Syrian woman holds her child as he is examined by a doctor in a health clinic for refugees operated by Doctors Without Borders in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2013.
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A Syrian child sits near potatoes being prepared for a meal in a makeshift camp in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2013.
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A child pauses with a toy gun in a makeshift camp in the Bekaa Valley, in Majdal Anjar, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2013.
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A Syrian man has his hair cut in a former prison now being occupied by Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2013.
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A doctor speaks with a Syrian woman before examing her son at a health clinic for refugees operated by Doctors Without Borders in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2013.
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A Syrian woman holds her child while sitting on bags of firewood in a makeshift camp for Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Nov. 12, 2013.
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A displaced Syrian woman cooks in a makeshift camp for Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Nov. 12, 2013.
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Displaced Syrians walk through a makeshift camp for Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Nov. 12, 2013.
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A displaced Syrian child walks through a makeshift camp for Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Nov. 12, 2013.
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A Syrian woman hangs laundry in a makeshift camp for Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Nov. 12, 2013.