Amid scenes of misery, thousands of migrants -- most of them fleeing Syria's bitter conflict -- remained stranded Saturday, August 22, in a no-man's land on the border between northern Greece and Macedonia. Pictured here on the Macedonian side, the migrants who have been allowed to cross are put on a train at the Gvegeljia train station. Police let them on the train a few at a time.
Amid scenes of misery, thousands of migrants -- most of them fleeing Syria's bitter conflict -- remained stranded Saturday, August 22, in a no-man's land on the border between northern Greece and Macedonia. Pictured here on the Macedonian side, the migrants who have been allowed to cross are put on a train at the Gvegeljia train station. Police let them on the train a few at a time.
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Migrants wait anxiously at the border. Macedonia has been allowing a trickle of migrants to enter into the country.
Migrants wait anxiously at the border. Macedonia has been allowing a trickle of migrants to enter into the country.
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Ibrahim Masri and his 3 year old daughter Bayan. "We've been degraded, humiliated," Masri said. "My daughter, in Syria, she was an angel. Now look at her. We are not animals."
Ibrahim Masri and his 3 year old daughter Bayan. "We've been degraded, humiliated," Masri said. "My daughter, in Syria, she was an angel. Now look at her. We are not animals."
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A mother burns garbage to keep her and her children warm.
A mother burns garbage to keep her and her children warm.
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Armored vehicles and soldiers wait on the Macedonian side of the border, preventing people from rushing the border. They sporadically allow refugees to cross.
Armored vehicles and soldiers wait on the Macedonian side of the border, preventing people from rushing the border. They sporadically allow refugees to cross.
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Mohammad Helwa is 5 years old and from Aleppo. He likes Bugs Bunny and the color blue. The Helwa family say they have been waiting for four days to cross the border. They are from one of the front ines in Aleppo. The kids' grandmother was injured twice by sniper fire and was too old to join them on this treacherous journey.
Mohammad Helwa is 5 years old and from Aleppo. He likes Bugs Bunny and the color blue. The Helwa family say they have been waiting for four days to cross the border. They are from one of the front ines in Aleppo. The kids' grandmother was injured twice by sniper fire and was too old to join them on this treacherous journey.
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A child's shoe in the mud. Many lose their shoes in the chaos on the border.
A child's shoe in the mud. Many lose their shoes in the chaos on the border.
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Father and son look out the window of a train in Macedonia.
Father and son look out the window of a train in Macedonia.
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Macedonian police and military guard the border. They say it is not up to them to open the border.
Macedonian police and military guard the border. They say it is not up to them to open the border.
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Macedonian border guards as they try to keep migrants from crossing the razor fence.
Macedonian border guards as they try to keep migrants from crossing the razor fence.
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