STORY IN PICTURES
Crisis: More than 2million Syrians have now fled the country and been forced into refugee
camps like Zaatari in Jordan
camps like Zaatari in Jordan
Giant: The Zaatari camp has ballooned to such a huge size that it is now Jordan's fifth
-biggest city
-biggest city
Leaving home: Some of the 2million Syrians who have been forced to flee their homeland
thanks to the civil war
thanks to the civil war
Youngsters: More than half of the 2million refugees are children less than 17 years old
At the border: A total of more than 6million people have been displaced within
Syria or forced to leave the country
Syria or forced to leave the country
Crossing over: Refugees arriving over the weekend in Turkey, which is one of the
countries hardest-hit by the influx of fleeing Syrians
countries hardest-hit by the influx of fleeing Syrians
Family: Many relatives have sought a new life abroad after constant fighting made it unsafe
to stay in their homes
to stay in their homes
Aid: UN workers hand out supplies to Syrians who have reached the Peshkhabour border
crossing between their country and Iraq
crossing between their country and Iraq
Despair: A young boy sitting on the ground in a refugee camp in Iraq - which is itself suffering
from a long-running civil war
from a long-running civil war
Desolate: Refugees wander around between UN-provided tents at a dusty camp in Iraqi
Kurdistan
Kurdistan
Desert: Neighbouring countries have seen the vast majority of refugees leaving Syria over
the past two years
the past two years
Defiant: Bashar Assad has warned that if the West attacks Syria, it could ignite a regional
conflict
conflict
Concerns: William Hague and Angelina Jolie have both urged the international community to
act over Syria
act over Syria
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