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A Syrian refugee child who has been living in a tent in Jordan since fleeing her hometown of Idlib.

The exodus from Syria has reached ‘almost biblical proportions’

July 9, 2015Conflict

More than 11 million Syrians are now either war refugees or internally displaced. Despite a storied history of welcoming those fleeing conflict, the US has taken in fewer than 1000 homeless Syrians.

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