![A quarter of all Syrian refugee marriages registered in the country of Jordan involve a girl under the age of 18.
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Three years into conflict, statistics show that among Syrian refugee communities in Jordan child marriages have doubled.
From: Talk to Al Jazeera
Married at 14: Syria’s refugee child brides
Child marriage among Syrian refugee children is on the rise. Two girls tell us about their lives as wives and mothers.
30 Jun 2018
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