The Vacant Tents of Ruweished

The expected refugee influx into Ruweished has not taken place. The more than 30,000 large tents remain empty.

April 1, 2003

ON the edge of the desert in Jordan, Ruweished has become a transit camp for victims of war. Located some 50 kilometers from the Iraq-Jordan border, the small town was "chosen" as a place for refugees who try to seek safety from US bomb attacks. The road from the border to Baghdad, around 300 kilometers, is mostly stony desert instead of a fairly smooth asphalted highway. Under normal conditions, this route is the artery of Iraqi oil transporta

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