UN: 4 Million Refugees Have Left Syria

The U.N. refugee agency says the number of refugees fleeing conflict in Syria, for the first time, has topped 4 million, making Syria the world’s biggest refugee crisis in a generation. With no solution to the conflict in sight, the UNHCR says it expects the number of refugees to exceed 4.25 million by the end of the year.  The U.N. refugee agency says this milestone comes barely 10 months after the 3 million mark was reached. In June, more than 24,000 Syrians fled to Turkey, which...

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