Syria: A full-scale displacement and humanitarian crisis with no solutions in sight
War and political violence have led to four major waves of displacement in Syria since 1967, forcing up to two million people to flee their homes. The current uprising, now in its second year, has alone displaced as many as 1,500,000 people internally according to SARC.
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