ASYLUM FOR 100,000 SYRIANS
As heavy fighting continues throughout Syria, the United Nations refugee agency today reported that the number of those fleeing to neighboring countries rose to over 100,000 in August – the highest monthly total to date.
According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 103,416 people sought asylum in countries neighboring Syria in that month, bringing the total number of Syrian refugees registered or awaiting registration as of 2 September to 235,368 – mainly in Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq.