Syrian refugee camp set on fire in Lebanon

Syrian refugees salvage belongings from the wreckage of their shelters at a camp set on fire overnight in the northern Lebanese town of Bhanine on Sunday 27 December 2020. Ibrahim Chalhoub / AFP - Getty Images

On 26 December, angry youths set the refugee campsite on fire. Lebanon has over one million Syrian refugees who fled since the beginning of the conflict in 2011 and many Syrians have long been migrant workers and a main source of cheap labour for the construction and agriculture sectors. Lebanese workers are angry at refugees for taking their jobs.