European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 02, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Assignment Isik Veren a ,,<<lft i despite the grim Camp life children can always find Tun. Rays of Hope continued from Page 4. But almost every kurd seems Able to croak out Quot hello Quot and Quot Bye Bye Quot with a smile. A fierce looking tribal chief was Able to Muster More approaching a recent visitor he stuck out a hand and said Quot America the Camp once a sea of mud and urine and fees is now Dusty and dry. The health of the kurd who died Here by the hundreds has been improved by the Relief Effort. Latrines have been built and campsites have been tidied. Still Isik Veren s inhabitants mostly Middle class townspeople who come from around the City of Zachko in Northern Iraq apologize for their Camp s appearance the exodus of 20,000 refugees to a temporary tent City at silo i Turkey has Given a bit of breathing room to those who remain at Isik Veren although rubbish disposal remains big problem. Hundreds of thousands of empty plastic water bottles cover the ground and crunch under foot. A a a a a a a a throwing the capped but empty bottles under passing truck wheels has become the favorite sport of children at the Camp and the kids squeal when they hear the loud bang of a squashed and exploded bottle. For the moment at least Isik Veren is filled with the sound of laughter. V haunting face Ota refugee child. It Quot. A c it it. It 4 Quot o a. �?�&Quot>1 a Quot a a Quot or t i Ltd scavenging is a Way of life even for the smallest children. For Soma children there is on a Mart the Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday May 2,1991
