Voice of America: UN: More Than 250,000 Have Fled Syria

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UN: More Than 250,000 Have Fled Syria Sep 11th 2012, 11:49 The United Nations says the number of refugees who have fled Syria has reached more than 250,000, calling the humanitarian problems sparked by the conflict "our biggest crisis." The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday there are more than 85,000 Syrians registered in Jordan, nearly 78,500 in Turkey, 67,000 in Lebanon and 22,500 in Iraq. ​​Agency spokeswoman Sybella Wilkes says the numbers are increasing "by the thousands every day." She said UNHCR's two main priorities ... Media files: 63824ABD-4B4A-4387-8608-FFDDCCF54D28_cx0_cy1_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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