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Syrians

refugee crisis: Over 210,000 people have been killed in Syria civil war, and 7.6 million -- half of Syria population -- have been internally displaced, according to Huffington Post Canada. It is the largest number of people displaced by any conflict in the world. The Syrian crisis sharply amplifies the turmoil in the Middle East. Another four million Syrians have fled to neighbouring countries, including Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey, placing further strain on already challenging conditions, and creating the largest refugee crisis since World War ll. Over 12 million Syrians are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. More than half of all Syrian refugees are children, and the vast majority have had no access to school for months or years, making future recovery for the country even more uncertain. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.