Photos: Children and families, refugees in Syria

Posted Nov 08, 2012

Most of the displaced people in the tent camp rising near the village of Atmeh on the Syrian-Turkish border are children. All have fled the violence of Syria’s civil war further south. Many have seen violence themselves, some have lost relatives, and most have trouble sleeping and panic when they hear loud noises or airplanes, their parents say. The Atmeh camp was born of necessity about three months ago, say the local rebels who run the place, distributing tents and food aid provided by a smattering of aid organizations.

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Sidra Ali, 5, who fled with her family from the violence in their village, poses for a photograph in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border with Syria,Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012.(AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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Syrian families who fled from the violence in their villages, sit next to their belongings at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border with Syria,Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian family who fled from the violence in their village, sit next to their belongings at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 photo, Shaymaa Al-Sadi, 6, who fled with her family from the violence in their village, poses for a photograph inside a tent at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border with Syria. Most of the displaced people in the tent camp rising near this village on the Syrian-Turkish border are children. All have fled the violence of Syria's civil war further south. Many have seen violence themselves, some have lost relatives, and most have trouble sleeping and panic when they hear loud noises or airplanes, their parents say. The Atmeh camp was born of necessity about three months ago, say the local rebels who run the place, distributing tents and food aid provided by a smattering of aid organizations. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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Two Syrian boys who fled with their families from the violence in their village, look on as one holds a gun toy at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border with Syria, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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Syrian children who fled with their families from the violence in their village, sit on the ground at a displaced camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border with Syria, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian girl who fled with her family from the violence in their village, washes clothes at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian family who fled from the violence in their village sit on the ground at a displaced camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border with Syria, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian girl who fled with her family from the violence in their village, carries a baby seat over her head at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian man who fled from the violence in his village, sits for a haircut next to his tent at a camp, in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border with Syria. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 photo, Amina Al Sado, 5, who fled with her family from the violence in their village, poses for for a photograph inside a tent at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border with Syria. Most of the displaced people in the tent camp rising near this village on the Syrian-Turkish border are children. All have fled the violence of Syria's civil war further south. Many have seen violence themselves, some have lost relatives, and most have trouble sleeping and panic when they hear loud noises or airplanes, their parents say. The Atmeh camp was born of necessity about three months ago, say the local rebels who run the place, distributing tents and food aid provided by a smattering of aid organizations. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian woman who fled from the violence in her village, bakes bread at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border with Syria, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian family who fled from the violence in their village, sit next to their belongings at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian girl who fled with her family from the violence in their village, jumps a rope at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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Two Syrian women who fled from the violence in their village, carry washed clothes over their heads at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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Syrian girls who fled from the violence in their village, wash their clothes at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian girl who fled with her family from the violence in their village, rests at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 photo, Muhammed Al Zatar, 4, who fled with his family from the violence in their village, poses for a for a photograph inside a tent at a camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border with Syria. Most of the displaced people in the tent camp rising near this village on the Syrian-Turkish border are children. All have fled the violence of Syria's civil war further south. Many have seen violence themselves, some have lost relatives, and most have trouble sleeping and panic when they hear loud noises or airplanes, their parents say. The Atmeh camp was born of necessity about three months ago, say the local rebels who run the place, distributing tents and food aid provided by a smattering of aid organizations. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian boy who fled with his family from the violence in their village, stands next to a tent at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian boy who fled with his family from the violence in their village, waits his turn to fill water at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border with Syria. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian woman who fled the violence in her village sits in tent at a camp in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian family who fled violence in their village sit in front of a fire next to their tent at a camp in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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Syrians who fled from the violence in their village walk between the tents at a camp for the displaced, in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian family who fled from the violence in their village, sit in a tent at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 photo, Fatma Zatar, 2, who fled with her family from the violence in their village poses for a portrait inside a tent at a camp in the village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border with Syria. Most of the displaced people in the tent camp rising near this village on the Syrian-Turkish border are children. All have fled the violence of Syria's civil war further south. Many have seen violence themselves, some have lost relatives, and most have trouble sleeping and panic when they hear loud noises or airplanes, their parents say. The Atmeh camp was born of necessity about three months ago, say the local rebels who run the place, distributing tents and food aid provided by a smattering of aid organizations. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)