Thousands were forced to flee Iraq when the sectarian violence broke out after the Iraq war began. Mothers and fathers, children and elderly Iraqis find themselves stranded in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. They cannot return to their homes for fear of death.

The following stories shed light on the situations and struggles of the Iraq war refugees.

• Najat’s Story: I risked my life for the US army

• The Ibrahims’ Story: Children in Iraq Denied Resettlement

• Zaman’s Story: Discrimination Against Religious Minorities in Iraq

• Mustafa’s Story: We Want to Start Living Our Lives Again

• Ekhlas’s Story: Protecting Her Husband from the Mujahedin