UN: Syrian refugees near 150,000 as outflow grows

Growing numbers of Syrian civilians are fleeing fighting, bringing the total to nearly 150,000 refugees in four neighboring countries since the conflict began.

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GENEVA Growing numbers of Syrian civilians are fleeing fighting, bringing the total to nearly 150,000 refugees in four neighboring countries since the conflict began. This is according to the UN. UN: Syrian refugees near 150,000 as outflow grows The total includes 50,227 recorded in Turkey, where more than 6,000 Syrians arrived this week alone, Reuters has reported. "There certainly in the past week has been a sharp increase in the numbers arriving in Turkey, and there many of the people are coming from Aleppo and surrounding villages," UNHCR Spokesman Adrian Edwards told a news briefing. As of Thursday night, there were 45,869 Syrian refugees registered in Jordan, 36,841 in Lebanon and 13,587 in Iraq - which has also seen the return of 23,228 Iraqis from Syria since July 18, according to the UNHCR. "In several countries we know there to be substantial refugee numbers who have not yet registered," Edwards said. “Some Syrian refugees have also turned up in other countries including Algeria, Egypt and Morocco, and Evros, the Greek region that borders Turkey,” he stressed, adding that the numbers were "really tiny" compared to the flows to Syria's neighbors Reuters Tanjug

UN: Syrian refugees near 150,000 as outflow grows

The total includes 50,227 recorded in Turkey, where more than 6,000 Syrians arrived this week alone, Reuters has reported.

"There certainly in the past week has been a sharp increase in the numbers arriving in Turkey, and there many of the people are coming from Aleppo and surrounding villages," UNHCR Spokesman Adrian Edwards told a news briefing.

As of Thursday night, there were 45,869 Syrian refugees registered in Jordan, 36,841 in Lebanon and 13,587 in Iraq - which has also seen the return of 23,228 Iraqis from Syria since July 18, according to the UNHCR.

"In several countries we know there to be substantial refugee numbers who have not yet registered," Edwards said.

“Some Syrian refugees have also turned up in other countries including Algeria, Egypt and Morocco, and Evros, the Greek region that borders Turkey,” he stressed, adding that the numbers were "really tiny" compared to the flows to Syria's neighbors

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