IRAQ : SYRIAN KURDS REFUGEE CAMP

 Flag of Iraqi Kurdistant floats at the Domiz refugee camp where 50 000 syrian kurds live aftre fleeing fightings in northwestern Syria.
 View of the Domiz refugee camp, north of Irak.
 One of the main roads of the Domiz refugge camp.
 A refugee before his tent.
 View of the Domiz refugee camp with water containers at foregound.
 A refugee walks by a storage tent.
 Woman carrying supply. she just received from NGOs. NGOs distribute food and NFI (Non Food Item) to refugees of the Domiz camp.
 Kid in a tent in the Domiz camp. According to UNICEF and HCR, children represent 50 percent of all the Syrian conflict refugees.
 A mother and her child on their way to their tent in  Domiz refugee camp.
 ‟Refugees do not live in decent conditions.‟ An assessment carried out by MSF in April showed clear inequalities in the distribution of water. Several areas of the camp received only four liters of water per person per day, while the standard quantity  during a humanitarian emergency is a minimum of 15 to 20 liters. In some cases, people simply do not have access to water or sanitation. (MSF)
 This part of the camp is called ‟Singles area‟, an area reserved for men who fled Syria because they deserted the army, wanted to avoid being conscripted into the army of President Bashar al-Assad. Some of them are wanted because they participated in demonstrations. They are about 2500 in this part of the camp.
 Children play football in the Domiz camp, ate the end of the aftrenoon when temperature goes down.  There are almost no playgrounds for kids in the camp.
 According to UNICEF and HCR, children represent 50 percent of all the Syrian conflict refugees.
 Mother and child in a HCR tent at the Domiz camp.
 Refugees queueing up at the World Food Program food ticket distribution office. Monthly the World Food Program allows 31 USD for each member of a family.
 This Kurdish family fled the city Serekaniye north eastern Syria last April. They are 10 to share the tent, mostly women and children. The men remained in the country to defend their territory. The men of the family ‟think about the future, they must stay Kurdish territory.‟ Undocumented in their own country and often victims of oppression and discrimination, they not only hope for peace in Syria but foremost division of the territory into three parts: Alawite, Sunni and Kurdish.
Unlike the refugee camp Zaatari (Jordan), families Kurds Domiz have the freedom to work outside the camp. Whether Dohuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, Syrian refugees are a labor cheap in the areas of restoration and construction. It is almost impossible for the most skilled (engineers, biologists ..) to find a job in their field of expertise in Kurdistan.
 A mother carries her baby on her way to the medical center of the camp.
 The camp shelters little shops that sell water, food, sodas or fresh vegetables. There are also restaurants, barber shops, clothes shops, mobile phone dealers, contruction equipment and even satellite dishes.
 There is no tree in the Domiz camp and often whirlwinds sweep dust of the camp.
 Mr. Abdle, 52, arrived in the Domiz camp in february 2013. The 9-people family lives under the same tent. He says he need another tent because this one will not make it in winter. He misse water and he would like to have an AC (like some families), but he can't afford it. High temperatures represent heavy deshydratation risks especially for children.
 Refugees carying a refrigerator for repair.
 A young refugee flashes the V-sign and plays with a toy machine gun ine the Domiz camp
 Portrait of an old woman before his tent. Refugees go out of  their tent at the end of the aftrnoon when temperatures go down.
 Refuges praying in the sole mosque of the Domiz camp.Mohamed, 43, the Imam, center, wishes to ‟teach importance of fraternity and equality among all religions‟
 A young refugee drags her empty container on her way to water supply.
 According to UNICEF and HCR, children represent 50 percent of all the Syrian conflict refugees.
 Pupils in one of the three schools of the Domiz camp. Primary schools welcomes 1400 children There is not enough schools to welcome all the children camp. Therefore, the older children follow morning courses while youngest children follow afternoon classes.
 Garbage are everywhere in the camp causing numerous infections among refugees.
 Refugees carrying a ‟house‟ structure. What should be a temporary camp  became a city in itself.  A couple of small businesses were created allowing families that wished to invest to own less precarious habitats.
 Refugees during water distribution.
 A young refugee wait for his mother queueing at the World Food Program food ticket distribution office. Monthly the World Food Program allows 31 USD for each member of a family.
 Ghassan, one of the 50 000 syrian kurd refugees in the Domiz refugee camp, north of Irak
 Young refugee on his way back to his tent in the Domiz camp.