Four million have fled Syria crisis, UN reports

The number of Syrians who have fled abroad since the outbreak of civil war in their country has risen to more than four million, the largest number from any crisis in almost 25 years, the United Nations said today.

A recent wave of people leaving Syria and an update of Turkish statistics confirm the tragic milestone, according to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. The agency said in a statement that 7.6 million additional people are displaced from their homes within Syria.