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Approximately 150,000 Syrian refugees, mainly Kurds, fleeing threats from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Monday’s U.S.-led airstrikes have crossed into southern Turkey
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tens of thousands of refugees, the majority of which are women, children and the elderly. They arrive exhausted and depleted after walking miles to safety on rough roads and carrying their belongings.
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had no doubt Syrians represented the largest refugee population in the world. In the three and a half years since the conflict began, 3.3 million Syrians have fled the country and 6.5 million have been internally displaced. As the war with ISIS intensifies, said Guterres, so too will the flood of refugees.
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Human rights advocates are urging world leaders to keep the focus on protecting civilians, even as the conversation shifts to U.S. airstrikes in Syria.
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U.S. should do more to assist in resettling Syrians. Global funding is also far short of what the United Nations says is necessary to meet the humanitarian needs of the refugee population.