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Syrian exodus surges in August

U.N. counts 100,000 as skies now rain death

By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Posted: September 5, 2012 at 6:08 a.m.

Credit: AP
A Syrian child stands next to rebel fighters checking a house that was damaged in bombing by government forces in Marea, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

More than 100,000 Syrians fled their country last month, a sudden acceleration of the exodus prompted by 18 months of conflict, the United Nations said Tuesday.

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