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Syria Refugees Hit 2 Million

According to the UN

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Over the past 12 months, the number of refugees fleeing the two-year-old civil war in Syria has increased ten-fold, with more than 2 million now seeking sanctuary abroad, according to the U.N. refugee agency.

By year's end, another million could be added with no sign of the flood abating, say officials. Combined with the 4.25 million people displaced within the country's borders, more people have now been forced from their homes in Syria than in any other country.