17 Syrian refugees now call Seattle home

Leslie Holleran Jul 3, 2025

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h1>17 Syrian refugees now call Seattle home</h1>
                <h2><p>King 5 News today featured the story of the first Syrian refugee, Fawaz Azeb, placed in Seattle a year ago by the International Refugee Committee. Following Azeb’s arrival, the IRC provided housing and employment for 16 more Syrian refugees in Seattle.

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               <p>By <a href="/author/leslie-holleran-crosscut-com/">Leslie Holleran</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Jan 12, 2018</time></p>
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            <p>King 5 News today featured <a href="http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2015/10/06/syrian-refugees-seattle/73444316/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">the story</a> of the first Syrian refugee, Fawaz Azeb, placed in Seattle a year ago by the International Refugee Committee. Following Azeb’s arrival, the IRC provided housing and employment for 16 more Syrian refugees in Seattle.</p><p>Azeb, his wife and four children are among the thousands of Syrians who have fled the war-torn Middle Eastern country. He and his family went first to Lebanon where they applied for refugee status before coming to the U.S. The IRC says that Washington as a whole can expect a total of 3,000 refugees from various countries in 2016.</p>
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King 5 News today featured the story of the first Syrian refugee, Fawaz Azeb, placed in Seattle a year ago by the International Refugee Committee. Following Azeb’s arrival, the IRC provided housing and employment for 16 more Syrian refugees in Seattle.

Azeb, his wife and four children are among the thousands of Syrians who have fled the war-torn Middle Eastern country. He and his family went first to Lebanon where they applied for refugee status before coming to the U.S. The IRC says that Washington as a whole can expect a total of 3,000 refugees from various countries in 2016.

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By Leslie Holleran

Leslie Holleran regularly writes about arts and culture for print and online publications. Her work has appeared in national dance publications and in Seattle newspapers and magazines.