Turkey has sided with rebels opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Fighting over the 18-month conflict between the regime and rebel forces has displaced an estimated 300,000 Syrians, sending them fleeing into Turkey, Jordan, Iraq and other countries. On Thursday, a Syrian refugee described the conditions at one camp in a rebel-controlled area near the Turkish border.

Refugee: “We are living in very difficult conditions. We are witnessing a lot of sorrow. The garbage is thrown everywhere; there are only two toilets to serve over 2,000 people. There is over 500 families here. Words can’t express the hardships we live in. I challenge anyone to attempt to live here for even two hours.”