He said the water is purified, but the residents suffer anyway from diarrhea, which he believes is due to the poor sanitation.
Residents receive one meal a day, down from three-a-day last year. Today's meal consists of bulgur wheat, a sauce and green peppers.
Scratching for survival
Some residents operate small shops. Satuf al-Hassan said he makes one or two dollars a day.
“We are dying here. The people have no money,” said Hassan.
Twenty-eight year-old Hussein Kojak came four months ago after Syrian forces killed his brother and bombed his village. He knows about the new weapons promised by Western and gulf Arab countries.
“I heard about the arms," said Kojak. "I just wish they had come before. But God willing they will make a difference. Soon.”
In the evening the children attend classes. Twenty-four-year-old Mohammed al-Atrash said he tries to teach his pupils a new mentality.
“More freedom, of course. This is the main idea, that they can talk [speak] whatever they want, whenever they want and wherever they want,” he said.
Nevertheless, there is a mood of despair. After months of waiting, the passage to Turkey into safety still does not come.
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