● The war has nearly half of the population of Syria to scatter far from their homes and destroyed their standards of living.
● Along with the civil war, the emergence of the Islamic state there has also instigated many to leave their homelands.
● Due to this displacement many seek to find asylum in other neighboring countries.
● This has overwhelmed international refugee agencies as there are too many refugees to help situate.
● As a consequence this has forced those who couldn’t get help to take drastic measures, as nearly half-million people have taken a dangerous sea