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| Number of UN-registered Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million |
| 2013-05-18 |
| [Ynet] Most refugees flee to Leb and Jordan; exodus accelerated over the past four months, says UN refugee agency "The fact that more than 1.5 million have registered or have appointments with UNHCR sadly means the actual number is much higher," UNHCR said in a statement, without giving an estimate for the total. "Refugees tell us the increased fighting and changing of control of towns and villages, in particular in conflict areas, results in more and more civilians deciding to leave," it said. Most of the refugees have fled to neighboring Leb and Jordan where UNHCR said it had counted 470,457 and 473,587 respectively this week. |
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