article_snippet: The surge is linked to the spiralling conflicts in the Middle East, which have created 'the worst humanitarian crisis of our era,'  the UN's Melissa Fleming told reporters.
article_snippet: Syria's conflict, now in Syria fifth year, has killed more than 215,000 people and forced 11.4 million people to flee more than 215,000 people homes, including nearly four million who have left Syria.
article_snippet: As the violence in Syria has spilled over into neighbouring Iraq with the ruthless Islamic State jihadist group, Iraqis too have been leaving in droves.