The United Nations refugee agency says the number of people fleeing the conflict in Syria has topped 1.5 million. That is an increase of half a million over the past 10 weeks alone. Turkey and Jordan have borne the brunt of the refugee flow; roughly 10 percent of Jordan’s population is now Syrian refugees. One refugee camp has become Jordan’s fifth-largest city.
Number of Syrian Refugees Tops 1.5 Million
HeadlineMay 17, 2013