Influx of Syrian refugees raises tensions in Jordan as resources are stretched - Guardian

More than 500,000 Syrians have fled to Jordan since the onset of the civil war in their country more than two years ago, according to the Amman government and the United Nations – a figure equal to nearly one-10th of Jordan's population. While 160,000 are housed in refugee camps, Saad and the vast majority have been living in cities, where their presence is stoking tensions with an increasingly resentful host community and posing what Jordanian officials call one of the greatest crises the country has faced in decades. - Influx of Syrian refugees raises tensions in Jordan as resources are stretched
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