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Syrian refugee crisis

Over two million lives uprooted

September 3, 2013 9:16AM ET
Syrian refugees, who fled the violence in Syria, walk at a new refugee camp in the outskirts of the city of Arbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region Aug. 26, 2013.
Syrian refugees, who fled the violence in Syria, walk at a new refugee camp in the outskirts of the city of Arbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region Aug. 26, 2013. Azad Lashkari/Reuters
Syrian refugees greet each other at the Turkish Cilvegozu gate border with Syria, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013.
Syrian refugees greet each other at the Turkish Cilvegozu gate border with Syria, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. Gregorio Borgia/AP
A child pulls a suitcase as Syrian refugees arrive in Turkey at the Cilvegozu crossing gate of Reyhanli, in Hatay, on Saturday.
A child pulls a suitcase as Syrian refugees arrive in Turkey at the Cilvegozu crossing gate of Reyhanli, in Hatay, on Saturday. Bulent Kilic AFP/Getty Images
Syrian refugees arrive at Turkey from Cilvegozu crossing gate at Reyhanli, in Antakya, on Friday.
Syrian refugees arrive at Turkey from Cilvegozu crossing gate at Reyhanli, in Antakya, on Friday. Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images
Syrian-Kurdish refugee children sit in a concrete block at the Quru Gusik refugee camp, near Arbil, Iraq, on Tuesday.
Syrian-Kurdish refugee children sit in a concrete block at the Quru Gusik refugee camp, near Arbil, Iraq, on Tuesday. Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images
Syrian-Kurdish refugee families queue to get food at the Quru Gusik refugee camp, near Arbil, Iraq on Thursday.
Syrian-Kurdish refugee families queue to get food at the Quru Gusik refugee camp, near Arbil, Iraq on Thursday. Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images
Syrian-Kurdish refugees walk in an alley of the Quru Gusik refugee camp, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on Aug. 27, 2013.
Syrian-Kurdish refugees walk in an alley of the Quru Gusik refugee camp, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on Aug. 27, 2013. Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images
A Syrian-Kurdish man pours a cup of tea at the Quru Gusik refugee camp, near Arbil, Iraq on Thursday.
A Syrian-Kurdish man pours a cup of tea at the Quru Gusik refugee camp, near Arbil, Iraq on Thursday. Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images
Men stand at a stall in an alley of the Quru Gusik refugee camp that hosts Syrian-Kurdish refugees, Aug. 27, 2013.
Men stand at a stall in an alley of the Quru Gusik refugee camp that hosts Syrian-Kurdish refugees, Aug. 27, 2013. Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images
A female Syrian-Kurdish refugee sits next to her sleeping daughter at the Quru Gusik refugee camp, 20 kilometres east of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq on Thursday.
A female Syrian-Kurdish refugee sits next to her sleeping daughter at the Quru Gusik refugee camp, 20 kilometres east of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq on Thursday. Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images
Syrian-Kurdish refugees sit outside tents provided by the UNHCR at the Quru Gusik refugee camp, 20 kilometres east of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq on Thursday.
Syrian-Kurdish refugees sit outside tents provided by the UNHCR at the Quru Gusik refugee camp, 20 kilometres east of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq on Thursday. Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images
Refugees sit behind a barred window at a shelter for Syrian refugees in Bulgaria, Aug. 28, 2013. the small EU state finds it hard to cope with an ever rising number of Syrians fleeing conflict at home.
Refugees sit behind a barred window at a shelter for Syrian refugees in Bulgaria, Aug. 28, 2013. the small EU state finds it hard to cope with an ever rising number of Syrians fleeing conflict at home. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images
A Syrian-Kurdish refugee man carries a mattress at sunset at the Quru Gusik refugee camp, Aug.
A Syrian-Kurdish refugee man carries a mattress at sunset at the Quru Gusik refugee camp, Aug. Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images

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