Two million refugees flee Syria
The number of refugees who have fled the violence in Syria to neighbouring countries has swelled to two million, according to the UN's refugee agency.
UN: Number of refugees fleeing Syria tops two million
More than two million refugees have fled over borders to escape the fighting in Syria, according to new figures from the UN's refugee agency.
The vast majority - around 1.8 million - have left in the last year of the 30-month conflict, suggesting that the flow is increasing.
UNHCR also estimates that the number of people displaced within Syria's borders has swelled to 4.25 million.
Read: Google images show scale of huge refugee camp in Jordan
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