Meanwhile in Iraq, the refugee crisis is growing by the day. On Thursday, the group Refugees International warned the situation is so bad Iraq’s refugee crisis could soon overtake the numbers seen in Darfur. The U.N. estimates 100,000 people are fleeing Iraq each month. Refugees International is calling on the U.S. and Britain to lead an international initiative to support Middle Eastern countries hosting some 1.8 million Iraqi refugees. In a statement, Refugees International President Kenneth Bacon said: “The United States and its allies sparked the current chaos in Iraq, but they are doing little to ease the humanitarian crisis caused by the current exodus.”