Tuesday, September 4, 2012

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: Syria Refugee Crisis: United Nations Says 100,000 Fled Syria In August

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Syria Refugee Crisis: United Nations Says 100,000 Fled Syria In August
Sep 4th 2012, 09:28

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says 100,000 refugees fled Syria in August alone, the highest monthly total since the uprising began.

Spokeswoman Melissa Fleming says the rise in people seeking asylum in neighboring countries brings the total of Syrian refugees registered or awaiting registration with her agency to 234,368 as of September 2.

Fleming told reporters Tuesday in Geneva that "when you do the math, it's quite an astonishing number."

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