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IRAQ / SYRIAN REFUGEE BABY
STORY: IRAQ / SYRIAN BABY REFUGEE
TRT: 2.20
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 30 AUGUST 2013, QUSHSTAPA PARK, NORTHERN IRAQ
1. Wide shot, park
2. Med shot, refugee family sitting
3. Pan right, introduction of Peroz
4. Close up, Peroz's face
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Peroz Ismail, Syrian refugee:
“The area that we lived in only had Arab residents in it. We were the only Kurds there. Things became really tough. There was no bread and no electricity. My kids were always afraid we couldn't go anywhere, because of the constant explosions.”
6. Med shot, Peroz's and her daughter lying in the cradle
7. Close up, Peroz's daughter gets fed by bottle
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Peroz Syrian refugee:
“My daughter was only three days old when we came here. I came because of her and my children frankly. Otherwise we wouldn't have come. We feared for their lives. But I suffered a lot on the trip here, because I was sick and so was she. For three days I had no milk to give her. I could only give her water. She became really dehydrated and I had to get doctors to help us.”
9. Med shot, family putting up a sun-shade
10. Close up, father tries to cool his child
11. Setup shot, Peroz's husband Ibrahim
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibrahim Syrian refugee father:
“We came here because of the bad circumstances back home. Because of the war and how difficult it became to live normally. Staying meant that we might see our kids getting killed before our eyes.”
13. Close up, Peroz's handling her child
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Peroz Syrian refugee:
“When she is covered in blankets, I am always checking to see if she is alive. Another day she is living is a good day.”
15. Wide shot, family sitting between their belongings
16. Close up, sandals and a palm fan on the floor
17. Med shot, Peroz's and her children at the cradle
18. Wide shot, Peroz's family in her temporary home
19. Close up, baby Hawler in cradle covered with veil
20. Close up, Peroz and her daughter sitting and waiting
This is Qushtapa Park outside of Erbil, Northern Iraq. Once a place for Sunday picnics now it is a place of refuge for two thousand Syrian refugees.
Peroz Ismail gave birth to her fourth child, Hawler ten days ago. Attacks pushed her to leave.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Peroz Ismail, Syrian refugee:
“The area that we lived in only had Arab residents in it. We were the only Kurds there. Things became really tough. There was no bread and no electricity. My kids were always afraid we couldn't go anywhere, because of the constant explosions.”
Hawler is underweight and weak but here at least there is some safety and some care.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Peroz Ismail, Syrian refugee:
“My daughter was only three days old when we came here. I came because of her and my children frankly. Otherwise we wouldn't have come. We feared for their lives. But I suffered a lot on the trip here, because I was sick and so was she. For three days I had no milk to give her. I could only give her water. She became really dehydrated and I had to get doctors to help us.”
The number of Syrian refugees in the surrounding countries now exceeds two million. The war well into its third year shows no sign of abating.
Peroz’s husband Ibrahim spent months trying to convince his wife to leave Syria.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibrahim, Syrian refugee:
“We came here because of the bad circumstances back home. Because of the war and how difficult it became to live normally. Staying meant that we might see our kids getting killed before our eyes.”
Peroz says she just wants her daughter to get better.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Peroz, Syrian refugee, Dylan’s father:
“When she is covered in blankets, I am always checking to see if she is alive. Another day she is living is a good day.”
The hope is that the family can be moved to a more permanent location soon and with that Hawler will gain strength.
Still her life will most probably be in limbo for months to come, waiting for an end to the conflict.
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