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UN: Record three million refugees flee Syria crisis

A record three million people have fled violence and chaos in Syria, the UNHCR has said amid reports of increasingly horrifying conditions inside the country.

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More than 3m refugees amid the horror of Syrian crisis

Syria's worsening refugee crisis will pass a record three million people, amid reports of horrifying conditions inside the country, according to the UN refugee agency.

Almost half of all Syrians have now been forced to abandon their homes and flee for their lives. One in every eight Syrians has fled across the border, fully a million more than a year ago. A further 6.5 million are displaced within Syria. Over half of those uprooted are children.

– UNCR statement

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