We’ve been hearing a lot about the situation inside Syria recently and about what the US is considering in terms of military action. One of the issues that hasn’t gotten as much attention is the situation for all the refugees that have fled Syria.
According to the United Nations, over 6.5 million Syrians have been displaced by the unrest there and two million people have fled the country as refugees. Many of them have found their way into Northern Iraq.
Emily Dakin is the Iraq country director for the International Rescue Committee, a U.S.-based humanitarian aid organization. She was born and raised in Chester, Vermont, and is headed back to Iraq Tuesday night after a brief visit home.
She spoke with Vermont Edition about what she’s observed in her work in Iraq.
