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Rights Group: International Community Not Taking in Syrian Refugees

A top human rights group says world leaders are failing to offer protection to Syria's most vulnerable refugees, leading to catastrophic consequences. In findings released Thursday, Amnesty International said 3.8 million Syrian refugees are being hosted in five main countries: Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt. The group says only 1.7 percent of them have been offered sanctuary by the rest of the world since Syria's civil war began more than three years ago. Amnesty says...

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