Reuters/Mahmoud Hebbo
英国を拠点とする人権団体「シリア人権監視団」は１日、３年にわたって続くシリア内戦の死者が少なくとも１５万人を超えたと発表した。３分の１は民間人だとしている。
シリア人権監視団は、アサド政権の治安部隊がデモ隊に発砲した２０１１年３月１８日以来、１５万０３４４人の死亡を確認したと発表。死者のうち反体制派の武装勢力は３万８０００人近く、政権側の軍兵士や民兵は５万８０００人以上。ただ同団体は、実際の死者数は約２２万人に達するとの見方を示している。
国連は１月、シリアでの安全確保ができず正確な死者数の確認が困難だとし、死者数の更新を控えると発表。国連は昨年７月、内戦の死者が少なくとも１０万人に上ると明らかにしていた。
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GOLAN HEIGHTS - JUNE 12: (ISRAEL OUT) Peacekeepers of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) cross the Quneitra crossing from Syira into Israel on June 12, 2013 in Golan Heights. The Austrians force has patrolled the buffer zone between Israel and Syria as part of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, known as UNDOF, since it was set up in 1974. The First group of Austrian troops moved today from Syria into the Israeli part of Golan Heights as their disengagement is expected to be completed within weeks. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Austria Withdrawing Peacekeepers From Syria(60 of98)
GOLAN HEIGHTS - JUNE 12: (ISRAEL OUT) Peacekeepers of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) cross the Quneitra crossing from Syira into Israel on June 12, 2013 in Golan Heights. The Austrians force has patrolled the buffer zone between Israel and Syria as part of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, known as UNDOF, since it was set up in 1974. The First group of Austrian troops moved today from Syria into the Israeli part of Golan Heights as their disengagement is expected to be completed within weeks. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Austria Withdrawing Peacekeepers From Syria(61 of98)
GOLAN HEIGHTS - JUNE 12: (ISRAEL OUT) Peacekeepers of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) cross the Quneitra crossing from Syira into Israel on June 12, 2013 in Golan Heights. The Austrians force has patrolled the buffer zone between Israel and Syria as part of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, known as UNDOF, since it was set up in 1974. The First group of Austrian troops moved today from Syria into the Israeli part of Golan Heights as their disengagement is expected to be completed within weeks. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Austria Withdrawing Peacekeepers From Syria(62 of98)
GOLAN HEIGHTS - JUNE 12: (ISRAEL OUT) Peacekeepers of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) cross the Quneitra crossing from Syira into Israel on June 12, 2013 in Golan Heights. The Austrians force has patrolled the buffer zone between Israel and Syria as part of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, known as UNDOF, since it was set up in 1974. The First group of Austrian troops moved today from Syria into the Israeli part of Golan Heights as their disengagement is expected to be completed within weeks. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Austria Withdrawing Peacekeepers From Syria(63 of98)
GOLAN HEIGHTS - JUNE 12: (ISRAEL OUT) An Israeli soldier and her dog inspect a UN vehicle as Peacekeepers of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) cross the Quneitra crossing from Syira into Israel on June 12, 2013 in Golan Heights. The Austrians force has patrolled the buffer zone between Israel and Syria as part of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, known as UNDOF, since it was set up in 1974. The First group of Austrian troops moved today from Syria into the Israeli part of Golan Heights as their disengagement is expected to be completed within weeks.(Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Austria Withdrawing Peacekeepers From Syria(64 of98)
GOLAN HEIGHTS - JUNE 12: (ISRAEL OUT) Filipino Peacekeepers of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) cross the Quneitra crossing from Syira into Israel, as a first group of Austrian troops moved today from Syria into Israel, with their disengagement is expected to be completed within weeks, on June 12, 2013 in Golan Heights. The Austrian force has patrolled the buffer zone between Israel and Syria as part of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, known as UNDOF, since it was set up in 1974. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Austria Withdrawing Peacekeepers From Syria(65 of98)
GOLAN HEIGHTS - JUNE 12: (ISRAEL OUT) Filipino Peacekeepers of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) cross the Quneitra crossing from Syira into Israel, as a first group of Austrian troops moved today from Syria into Israel, with their disengagement is expected to be completed within weeks, on June 12, 2013 in Golan Heights. The Austrian force has patrolled the buffer zone between Israel and Syria as part of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, known as UNDOF, since it was set up in 1974. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Israeli Troops Train At The Golan Heights(66 of98)
GOLAN HEIGHTS - JUNE 12: (ISRAEL OUT) Israeli troops take part in a military exercise with armored vehicles on June 12, 2013 near the border with Syria, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. A first group of Peacekeepers of the United NationsAustrians Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has moved today from Syria into Israel, as their disengagement is expected to be completed within weeks. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Israeli Troops Train At The Golan Heights(67 of98)
GOLAN HEIGHTS - JUNE 12: (ISRAEL OUT) Israeli troops take part in a military exercise with armored vehicles on June 12, 2013 near the border with Syria, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. A first group of Peacekeepers of the United NationsAustrians Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has moved today from Syria into Israel, as their disengagement is expected to be completed within weeks. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Israeli Troops Train At The Golan Heights(68 of98)
GOLAN HEIGHTS - JUNE 12: (ISRAEL OUT) Israeli troops take part in a military exercise with armored vehicles on June 12, 2013 near the border with Syria, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. A first group of Peacekeepers of the United NationsAustrians Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has moved today from Syria into Israel, as their disengagement is expected to be completed within weeks. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Israeli Troops Train At The Golan Heights(69 of98)
GOLAN HEIGHTS - JUNE 12: (ISRAEL OUT) Israeli troops take part in a military exercise with armored vehicles on June 12, 2013 near the border with Syria, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. A first group of Peacekeepers of the United NationsAustrians Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has moved today from Syria into Israel, as their disengagement is expected to be completed within weeks. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Israeli Troops Train At The Golan Heights(70 of98)
GOLAN HEIGHTS - JUNE 12: (ISRAEL OUT) Israeli troops take part in a military exercise with armored vehicles on June 12, 2013 near the border with Syria, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. A first group of Peacekeepers of the United NationsAustrians Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has moved today from Syria into Israel, as their disengagement is expected to be completed within weeks. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Israeli Troops Train At The Golan Heights(71 of98)
GOLAN HEIGHTS - JUNE 12: (ISRAEL OUT) Israeli troops take part in a military exercise with armored vehicles on June 12, 2013 near the border with Syria, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. A first group of Peacekeepers of the United NationsAustrians Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has moved today from Syria into Israel, as their disengagement is expected to be completed within weeks. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(72 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 26: People walk along the corniche on June 26, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Cosmopolitan Beirut, which has for centuries been a melting pot of diversity in the Middle East, is facing tensions due to the influx of Syrian refugees that are straining social services. Fighting between supporters of the rebels in Syria and the Iranian backed Hezbollah movement has intensified in the cities of Sidon and Tripoli as the Syrian civil war continues to destabilize neighboring countries. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(73 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 26: A Syrian refugee teen sells flowers along the corniche on June 26, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Cosmopolitan Beirut, which has for centuries been a melting pot of diversity in the Middle East, is facing tensions due to the influx of Syrian refugees that are straining social services. Fighting between supporters of the rebels in Syria and the Iranian backed Hezbollah movement has intensified in the cities of Sidon and Tripoli as the Syrian civil war continues to destabilize neighboring countries. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(74 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 26: A man prays at a mosque on June 26, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Cosmopolitan Beirut, which has for centuries been a melting pot of diversity in the Middle East, is facing tensions due to the influx of Syrian refugees that are straining social services. Fighting between supporters of the rebels in Syria and the Iranian backed Hezbollah movement has intensified in the cities of Sidon and Tripoli as the Syrian civil war continues to destabilize neighboring countries. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(75 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 26: A teen pauses before diving into the Mediterranean Sea along the corniche on June 26, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Cosmopolitan Beirut, which has for centuries been a melting pot of diversity in the Middle East, is facing tensions due to the influx of Syrian refugees that are straining social services. Fighting between supporters of the rebels in Syria and the Iranian backed Hezbollah movement has intensified in the cities of Sidon and Tripoli as the Syrian civil war continues to destabilize neighboring countries. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(76 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 27: A group of Syrian refugees live in a traffic circle as they wait for more permanent housing in a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of refugees on June 27, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(77 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 27: A Syrian woman stands in the entrance to the apartment she is sharing with other refugees in a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees on June 27, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(78 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 27: Aisha, 2, from Homs, Syria, runs down an alley in a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees on June 27, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(79 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 27: Peope walk by falling water from a construction site in a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees on June 27, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(80 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 27: An older woman sits in a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees on June 27, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(81 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 27: A boy walks with jugs of water in a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees on June 27, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(82 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 27: A man walks down the street with his children in a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees on June 27, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(83 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 27: A Syrian woman pauses in the entrance to the apartment she is sharing with other refugees in a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees on June 27, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(84 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 27: A young Syrian girl pauses in the entrance to the apartment she is sharing with other refugees in a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees on June 27, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(85 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 27: People walk through the streets of a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees on June 27, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(86 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 27: Aisha, 2, from Homs, Syria, stands with her father in a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees on June 27, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(87 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 27: Boys play in a staircase in a building in a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees on June 27, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(88 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 27: A man walks in a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees on June 27, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(89 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 27: Pet birds sit in a cage in a market of a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of Syrian refugees on June 27, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(90 of98)
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 28: The sun sets on June 28, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(91 of98)
BAALBEK, LEBANON - JUNE 28: Syrian refugees fill jerry cans with water at a pump inside a camp for Syrians who have fled the fighting in their country on June 28, 2013 in Baalbek, Lebanon. Baalbek, which is located near the Syrian border, has numerous informal camps housing tens of thousands of refugees. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(92 of98)
BAALBEK, LEBANON - JUNE 28: A Syrian teen from the city of Homs stands inside the tent he shares with family members inside a camp for Syrians who have fled the fighting in their country on June 28, 2013 in Baalbek, Lebanon. Baalbek, which is located near the Syrian border, has numerous informal camps housing tens of thousands of refugees. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(93 of98)
BAALBEK, LEBANON - JUNE 28: A Syrian father and daughter from the city of Homs watch a television in their tent inside of a camp for Syrians who have fled the fighting in their country on June 28, 2013 in Baalbek, Lebanon. Baalbek, which is located near the Syrian border, has numerous informal camps housing tens of thousands of refugees. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(94 of98)
BAALBEK, LEBANON - JUNE 28: A Syrian woman from the city of Homs makes coffee inside of the tent she shares with family members in a camp for Syrians who have fled the fighting in their country on June 28, 2013 in Baalbek, Lebanon. Baalbek, which is located near the Syrian border, has numerous informal camps housing tens of thousands of refugees. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(95 of98)
BAALBEK, LEBANON - JUNE 28: A Syrian refugee from the city of Homs holds a child inside a camp for Syrians who have fled the fighting in their country on June 28, 2013 in Baalbek, Lebanon. Baalbek, which is located near the Syrian border, has numerous informal camps housing tens of thousands of refugees. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(96 of98)
BAALBEK, LEBANON - JUNE 28: A young Syrian girl from the city of Homs stands outside a home shares with family members inside a camp for Syrians who have fled the fighting in their country on June 28, 2013 in Baalbek, Lebanon. Baalbek, which is located near the Syrian border, has numerous informal camps housing tens of thousands of refugees. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(97 of98)
BAALBEK, LEBANON - JUNE 28: A doctor with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) examines a Syrian boy from a refugee camp for Syrians who have fled the fighting in their country on June 28, 2013 outside of the city of Baalbek, Lebanon. MSF provides urgent medical care for thousands of Syrians throughout Lebanon, many of home have fled their homes with nothing. Baalbek, which is located near the Syrian border, has numerous informal camps housing tens of thousands of refugees. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Beirut: Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region(98 of98)
BAALBEK, LEBANON - JUNE 28: Syrian children fill jerry cans with water at a pump inside a camp for Syrians who have fled the fighting in their country on June 28, 2013 in Baalbek, Lebanon. Baalbek, which is located near the Syrian border, has numerous informal camps housing tens of thousands of refugees. Currently the Lebanese government officially hosts 546,000 Syrians with an estimated additional 500,000 who have not registered with the United Nations. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon with no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)