9/27/2012

Syrian Exodus - Echoes of Iraq


UN: 700,000 Syrian refugees expected to flee war-torn country by end of year - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper: "About 294,000 Syrian refugees fleeing 18 months of conflict in their homeland have already crossed into four neighboring countries - Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Turkey - or await registration there, it said.
"This plan provides for up to 700,000," Panos Moumtzis, regional refugee coordinator for the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR, told a news briefing.
According to the UN's Refugee Agency, 2,000-3,000 Syrian refugees are added to the total each day."  


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