1,000,000 Iraqis Have Fled Their Homes As ISIS Continues Armed Siege -- CNN
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- More than a million Iraqis have been forced from their homes by conflict this year, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday -- a number only likely to rise as Islamist militants and Iraqi security forces battle for control.
A humanitarian crisis is brewing, as families who've fled fighting with little more than the clothes on their back seek water, food and shelter from the summer heat.
Concern for the soaring number of people displaced in Iraq comes as the UNHCR marks World Refugee Day on Friday. Its report, based on data up to the end of 2013, finds that the number of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people worldwide has, for the first time since World War II, exceeded 50 million people.
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MIDDLE EAST
Battle over Iraqi oil refinery continues.
Iraq troops mass for offensive against rebels.
ISIS: Not alone in their conquest of Iraq.
Obama sends advisers to Baghdad; Aides say US could strike inside Syria.
State TV: Car bomb kills dozens in Syria. Car bomb in Syria's Hama province kills 34: state news.
Palestinian killed by Israeli army during arrest raid. Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinians in arrest raids.
Israel Air Force strikes Gaza overnight in retaliation for rockets.
Iraqi Kurds send Israel first oil delivery from disputed Kurdish pipeline.
ASIA
Pakistani military pounds tribal region. Pakistani military offensive triggers exodus from tribal region.
China sends 4 oil rigs To South China Sea amid regional tensions.
President Karzai says U.N. should intervene in Afghan vote count.
Prosecutors blame South Korean ferry operator's CEO for April disaster.
Iraq: Australia will consider any request to provide military support.
Malaysia MH370 jet hunt will move south, Australia says.
North Korea offers camping as new tour package.
AFRICA
Exclusive: Benghazi suspect fighting anti-Islamist general before U.S. raid.
Saudi king's visit to Cairo shows support for Sisi.
Kenya attacks undermine plans for east African trade hub.
Kenyans urged to watch World Cup football games at home.
Uganda says US gay penalties are 'blackmail'.
Nigeria says more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls still missing.
Doctors Without Borders: Ebola 'out of control'.
EUROPE
Ukraine military has closed off border with Russia, speaker says.
New battles as Ukraine says 300 separatists killed in fighting.
Independence supporters, Ukrainian army fighting near Russian border. Ukraine says regains control of Russia border. 7 Ukrainian troops killed in overnight fighting.
Ukraine crisis: Details of Poroshenko's peace plan emerge.
Estonia PM calls for permanent NATO presence as bulwark to Russia.
Poland acknowledges raid on magazine was heavy-handed.
Bulgarian bank hit by run, put under supervision.
AMERICAS
Stay away from Iraq, U.S. public says in new poll.
US Congress probes how IRS emails could go missing.
U.S. removes sanctions against infamous Cali drug-trafficking cartel.
Colombia Army dismantles seven FARC camps.
Big blow to Venezuela as American Airlines cuts flights.
Exclusive: U.S. says government lab workers possibly exposed to anthrax.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Benghazi suspect will face civilian court.
Benghazi suspect can be interrogated at sea for a month, says Rep. McCaul.
US Congress votes to ban Gitmo transfers.
Foreign Islamist fighters urge Muslims to join jihad in Syria and Iraq.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
U.S. oil flow helps keep prices in check as threats rise overseas.
Oil around nine-month high of $115 on Iraq fighting.
Android and Windows to get 'kill switch'.
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