4 million internally displaced and 2 million Syrian refugees, including Iraqis who fled Iraq to escape US bombing who are now fleeing Syria to escape the war between the government and radical Islamist rebels (mostly drawn from al Qaeda and affiliated networks). (Since 2003, US bombing has forced 2 million Iraqis to flee to neighboring countries, where they subsist in resettlement camps; Iraqi women and children are increasingly forced to resort to prostitution to survive). nationaljournal/nationalsecurity/what-does-potential-u-s-military-action-mean-for-millions-of-syrian-refugees-20130904
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