aid organizations

Some Iraqi refugees in Syria are stuck in a no-man's land. Those who want to return home to Iraq cannot do so, as Iraq's central government says it can't cope with a large influx of Iraqis.

Aid organizations say refugees slip into poverty because they're mostly middle-class professionals who lack the skills for a black-market economy.

Some Iraqi refugees in Syria are stuck in a no-man's land. Those who may want to return home to Iraq cannot do so, as Iraq's central government says it can't cope with a large influx of Iraqis.

Aid organizations say refugees slip into severe poverty because they're mostly middle class professionals who lack the skills to thrive in a black-market economy.

Some Iraqi refugees in Syria are stuck in a no-man's land. Those who may want to return home to Iraq cannot do so: Iraq's central government says it can't cope with a large influx of Iraqi returnees.

Aid organizations in Syria are realizing that Iraqi refugees are slipping into severe poverty because they're mostly middle class professionals who lack the skills to survive in a black-market economy.

"We have seen, I think, an influx of a majority middle class population. Coming to Syria is not something that the poor could afford."