Officials discuss the plight of Iraqi refugees who have fled to Jordan and other Middle Eastern nations.

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An exodus of more than 2 million Iraqis is reshaping the Middle East -- with ominous implications for the region.
December 30, 2008 / The Baltimore Sun
Matthew Hay Brown
JARAMANA, Syria -- Hasem Abed is thinking about going back to Iraq. The small-time auto trader, 32, left Diyala earlier this year after members of a Shia militia destroyed his house.
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December 30, 2008 / The Baltimore Sun
Matthew Hay Brown
It's not that Muhammad Shumri imagined building a new life in Baltimore would be easy. But he didn't expect it to be so hard.