As the UN's refugee agency warns that as many as 700,000 people could have fled Syria by the end of the year, a significant increase on previous estimates. The cost of the conflict is fast outstripping Syria’s borders, and swelling refugee numbers may well amplify calls for international intervention. The Syrian government, however, disagrees. They say the refugee crisis is exaggerated...
http://dailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-10-04-syria-is-there-really-a-refugee-crisis