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US: Immigration Crackdown Reaches Chicago North Side, Sparks Confrontation

The immigration crackdown by federal agents spread to Chicago’s predominantly white and wealthy North Side neighborhoods on Friday, October 24, resulting in several detentions and arrests. Masked agents were seen deploying tear gas at the crowd on residential streets after they were confronted.

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US: 1 Dead, More Than 300 Immigrants Arrested in California ICE Raids

Federal immigration authorities said they arrested more than 300 immigrants suspected of being in the U.S. illegally during raids on Thursday, July 10, on two cannabis farm sites in Camarillo and Carpinteria, California. A farmworker who was critically injured during the raid died on Saturday afternoon, according to his family.

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Türkiye detains 63 suspected of smuggling migrants

STORY: Türkiye detains 63 suspected of smuggling migrants SHOOTING TIME: June 4, 2024 DATELINE: June 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:22 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish security forces carrying out operations targeting migrant smuggling organizers (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces have detained 63 people in operations targeting migrant smuggling organizers, Türkiye's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Tuesday. The gendarmerie teams carried out these operations in four provinces: Van, Mugla, Sirnak, and Canakkale, Yerlikaya wrote on social media platform X. Out of the 63 suspects, 38 were formally arrested, he said, without providing any details on the operations' timeframe. A total of 125 irregular migrants were detained in eastern Van province during the operations, he added. The Turkish minister also vowed to "continue with determination" the operations in every region of the country. Türkiye is a popular destinat

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Türkiye detains 192 irregular migrants, 40 alleged human traffickers

STORY: Türkiye detains 192 irregular migrants, 40 alleged human traffickers SHOOTING TIME: May 20, 2024/ File DATELINE: May 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish authorities detaining 192 irregular migrants and 40 alleged human traffickers (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish authorities have detained 192 irregular migrants and 40 alleged human traffickers in operations across 14 provinces, a cabinet minister said on Monday. "We will never give an opportunity to human traffickers who try to turn our country into a destination and transit route for irregular migration," Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on social media platform X. "Our determined operations in every region of our country will continue uninterruptedly." Yerlikaya said that the operations resulted in the seizure of 14 vehicles and a large amount of foreign currency. The arrested irregular migrants have been transferred to the Provincial Directorate of Immigrat

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260 migrants from Canary Islands transferred to Torrox - Spain

Sub-Saharan migrants staying in a hotel in Torrox. On January 10, 2024 in Torrox, Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Some 260 irregular migrants who have recently arrived in the Canary Islands, have been transferred to the Malaga municipality of Torrox (El Morche), and have been housed in a hotel in the area, where at the end of last year the Government transferred some 220 migrants of sub-Saharan origin to the Malaga municipality of Torrox. Photo by Álex Zea / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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260 migrants from Canary Islands transferred to Torrox - Spain

Sub-Saharan migrants staying in a hotel in Torrox. On January 10, 2024 in Torrox, Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Some 260 irregular migrants who have recently arrived in the Canary Islands, have been transferred to the Malaga municipality of Torrox (El Morche), and have been housed in a hotel in the area, where at the end of last year the Government transferred some 220 migrants of sub-Saharan origin to the Malaga municipality of Torrox. Photo by Álex Zea / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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260 migrants from Canary Islands transferred to Torrox - Spain

Sub-Saharan migrants staying in a hotel in Torrox. On January 10, 2024 in Torrox, Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Some 260 irregular migrants who have recently arrived in the Canary Islands, have been transferred to the Malaga municipality of Torrox (El Morche), and have been housed in a hotel in the area, where at the end of last year the Government transferred some 220 migrants of sub-Saharan origin to the Malaga municipality of Torrox. Photo by Álex Zea / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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260 migrants from Canary Islands transferred to Torrox - Spain

Sub-Saharan migrants staying in a hotel in Torrox. On January 10, 2024 in Torrox, Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Some 260 irregular migrants who have recently arrived in the Canary Islands, have been transferred to the Malaga municipality of Torrox (El Morche), and have been housed in a hotel in the area, where at the end of last year the Government transferred some 220 migrants of sub-Saharan origin to the Malaga municipality of Torrox. Photo by Álex Zea / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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260 migrants from Canary Islands transferred to Torrox - Spain

Sub-Saharan migrants staying in a hotel in Torrox. On January 10, 2024 in Torrox, Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Some 260 irregular migrants who have recently arrived in the Canary Islands, have been transferred to the Malaga municipality of Torrox (El Morche), and have been housed in a hotel in the area, where at the end of last year the Government transferred some 220 migrants of sub-Saharan origin to the Malaga municipality of Torrox. Photo by Álex Zea / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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260 migrants from Canary Islands transferred to Torrox - Spain

Sub-Saharan migrants staying in a hotel in Torrox. On January 10, 2024 in Torrox, Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Some 260 irregular migrants who have recently arrived in the Canary Islands, have been transferred to the Malaga municipality of Torrox (El Morche), and have been housed in a hotel in the area, where at the end of last year the Government transferred some 220 migrants of sub-Saharan origin to the Malaga municipality of Torrox. Photo by Álex Zea / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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260 migrants from Canary Islands transferred to Torrox - Spain

Sub-Saharan migrants staying in a hotel in Torrox. On January 10, 2024 in Torrox, Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Some 260 irregular migrants who have recently arrived in the Canary Islands, have been transferred to the Malaga municipality of Torrox (El Morche), and have been housed in a hotel in the area, where at the end of last year the Government transferred some 220 migrants of sub-Saharan origin to the Malaga municipality of Torrox. Photo by Álex Zea / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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260 migrants from Canary Islands transferred to Torrox - Spain

Sub-Saharan migrants staying in a hotel in Torrox. On January 10, 2024 in Torrox, Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Some 260 irregular migrants who have recently arrived in the Canary Islands, have been transferred to the Malaga municipality of Torrox (El Morche), and have been housed in a hotel in the area, where at the end of last year the Government transferred some 220 migrants of sub-Saharan origin to the Malaga municipality of Torrox. Photo by Álex Zea / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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260 migrants from Canary Islands transferred to Torrox - Spain

Sub-Saharan migrants staying in a hotel in Torrox. On January 10, 2024 in Torrox, Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Some 260 irregular migrants who have recently arrived in the Canary Islands, have been transferred to the Malaga municipality of Torrox (El Morche), and have been housed in a hotel in the area, where at the end of last year the Government transferred some 220 migrants of sub-Saharan origin to the Malaga municipality of Torrox. Photo by Álex Zea / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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260 migrants from Canary Islands transferred to Torrox - Spain

Sub-Saharan migrants staying in a hotel in Torrox. On January 10, 2024 in Torrox, Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Some 260 irregular migrants who have recently arrived in the Canary Islands, have been transferred to the Malaga municipality of Torrox (El Morche), and have been housed in a hotel in the area, where at the end of last year the Government transferred some 220 migrants of sub-Saharan origin to the Malaga municipality of Torrox. Photo by Álex Zea / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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260 migrants from Canary Islands transferred to Torrox - Spain

Sub-Saharan migrants staying in a hotel in Torrox. On January 10, 2024 in Torrox, Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Some 260 irregular migrants who have recently arrived in the Canary Islands, have been transferred to the Malaga municipality of Torrox (El Morche), and have been housed in a hotel in the area, where at the end of last year the Government transferred some 220 migrants of sub-Saharan origin to the Malaga municipality of Torrox. Photo by Álex Zea / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Over 50,000 illegal migrants reach Spain in 2023

STORY: Over 50,000 illegal migrants reach Spain in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:13 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arrival of migrants with boats in Spain in recent weeks 2. various of the Minister of the Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska 3. various of migrants arriving at the Canary Islands in recent weeks STORYLINE: Over 50,000 illegal migrants have reached Spain in 2023, according to data published by the Ministry of the Interior on Monday. The latest "Irregular Immigration" report covering the period from Jan. 1 to Dec. 15 shows that 52,945 illegal immigrants reached Spain in the period, up 76.2 percent from the same period in 2022. It is also the first time the 50,000 people barrier has been broken since 2018, when 57,498 people arrived illegally. The overwhelming majority of the illegal migration arrivals in 2023 was by sea. Among them, 72 percent reached the Canary Islands, up 140 percent from that in 2022, setting a new re

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Europe struggles to fix migrant predicament

STORY: Europe struggles to fix migrant predicament SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20-25, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: LAMPEDUSA, Italy CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the migrants 2. various of migrants' ships 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SERENA CORNIGLIA, Supervisor of migrant reception centers with the Italian Red Cross 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Italian): GIUSEPPE PALMISANO, Bar owner 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SAMSUN YOSEEF, Migrant from Ethiopia 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DANNIEL WOLDE, Migrant 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): FRIEDRICH REICH, NGO Rescue ship member from Germany STORYLINE: Migration has returned as a hotly debated issue in the European Union (EU) while a fresh crisis is looming on the continent. Irregular crossings at the EU's external borders increased by 17 percent in the first 11 months of this year to over 355,300, surpassing full-year totals in any year since 2016. Most migrants chose the Central Mediterranean route, a risky one that has seen many migrant shipwrecks due t

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Mediterranean Route to Europe still busiest for irregular migrants

STORY: Mediterranean Route to Europe still busiest for irregular migrants SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 12, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of screenshots of the report released by Frontex 2. various of migrants in Rome STORYLINE: Irregular border crossings into the European Union (EU) have dramatically increased this year, the EU's border control agency said Monday. In the first 11 months of 2023, the number of arrivals has already surpassed full-year totals in any year since 2016, according to data released by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex). The total number of migrants arriving in the EU via non-regular means this year reached at least 355,300 by the end of November, Frontex said. Nevertheless, the number of irregular arrivals is slowing, and the balance between different routes is changing. The Central Mediterranean Route, marked by crossings to Italy from Tunisia or Libya, remained the most common means of

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Italy to build migrant reception centers in Albania

STORY: Italy to build migrant reception centers in Albania SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the joint press conference by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama 2. SOUNDBITE (Italian): GIORGIA MELONI, Italian Prime Minister 3. various of migrants in Rome STORYLINE: A new plan jointly announced by Italy and Albania aimed at curbing the number of would-be refugees landing on Italy's shores could serve as a "model" for Europe's efforts to grapple with migration-related issues, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, Meloni said the plan "strengthens the strategic partnership between Italy and Albania with three objectives: combat human trafficking, prevent irregular migrant flows and receive only people who truly have the right to international protection in Europe." SOUNDBITE (Italian): GIORGIA MELONI, Italian Prime Minister "I conside

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212 migrants arrive in a skiff on the island of El Hierro

Sanitarians and Guardia Civil officers assist migrants who have arrived this morning in a patera to the island of El Hierro, October 17, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). This morning, around 11:00 am, a new skiff with 212 migrants has arrived to the coast of the Canary Island of El Hierro, after a night in which about 455 people have been rescued in waters near the islands while sailing aboard irregular boats, according to data collected from the Emergency and Security Coordination Center 112 of the Canary Islands and the Red Cross. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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212 migrants arrive in a skiff on the island of El Hierro

Sanitarians and Guardia Civil officers assist migrants who have arrived this morning in a patera to the island of El Hierro, October 17, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). This morning, around 11:00 am, a new skiff with 212 migrants has arrived to the coast of the Canary Island of El Hierro, after a night in which about 455 people have been rescued in waters near the islands while sailing aboard irregular boats, according to data collected from the Emergency and Security Coordination Center 112 of the Canary Islands and the Red Cross. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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212 migrants arrive in a skiff on the island of El Hierro

Several of the migrants who arrived this morning board a bus, October 17, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). This morning, around 11:00 a.m., a new skiff with 212 migrants has arrived on the coast of the Canary Island of El Hierro, after a night in which some 455 people have been rescued in waters near the islands while sailing aboard irregular vessels, according to data collected from the Emergency and Security Coordination Center 112 of the Canary Islands and the Red Cross. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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212 migrants arrive in a skiff on the island of El Hierro

Sanitarians and Guardia Civil officers assist migrants who have arrived this morning in a patera to the island of El Hierro, October 17, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). This morning, around 11:00 am, a new skiff with 212 migrants has arrived to the coast of the Canary Island of El Hierro, after a night in which about 455 people have been rescued in waters near the islands while sailing aboard irregular boats, according to data collected from the Emergency and Security Coordination Center 112 of the Canary Islands and the Red Cross. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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212 migrants arrive in a skiff on the island of El Hierro

Sanitarians and Guardia Civil officers assist migrants who have arrived this morning in a patera to the island of El Hierro, October 17, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). This morning, around 11:00 am, a new skiff with 212 migrants has arrived to the coast of the Canary Island of El Hierro, after a night in which about 455 people have been rescued in waters near the islands while sailing aboard irregular boats, according to data collected from the Emergency and Security Coordination Center 112 of the Canary Islands and the Red Cross. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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212 migrants arrive in a skiff on the island of El Hierro

Sanitarians and Guardia Civil officers assist migrants who have arrived this morning in a patera to the island of El Hierro, October 17, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). This morning, around 11:00 am, a new skiff with 212 migrants has arrived to the coast of the Canary Island of El Hierro, after a night in which about 455 people have been rescued in waters near the islands while sailing aboard irregular boats, according to data collected from the Emergency and Security Coordination Center 112 of the Canary Islands and the Red Cross. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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212 migrants arrive in a skiff on the island of El Hierro

An ambulance next to migrants who have arrived this morning in a patera to the island of El Hierro, October 17, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). This morning, at around 11:00 a.m., a new skiff with 212 migrants has arrived to the coast of the Canary Island of El Hierro, after a night in which some 455 people have been rescued in waters close to the islands while sailing aboard irregular vessels, according to data collected from the Emergency and Security Coordination Center 112 of the Canary Islands and the Red Cross. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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212 migrants arrive in a skiff on the island of El Hierro

Sanitarians and Guardia Civil officers assist migrants who have arrived this morning in a patera to the island of El Hierro, October 17, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). This morning, around 11:00 am, a new skiff with 212 migrants has arrived to the coast of the Canary Island of El Hierro, after a night in which about 455 people have been rescued in waters near the islands while sailing aboard irregular boats, according to data collected from the Emergency and Security Coordination Center 112 of the Canary Islands and the Red Cross. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 400 Immigrants Arrive Illegally To El Hierro Island - Spain

Migrants enter the ship 'El volcán de Taburiente', at the dock of La Restinga, on September 11, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). This morning, more than 400 immigrants who arrived to the island of El Hierro in an irregular way to Tenerife have been transferred on a special chartered vessel of the company Naviera Armas. The Volcán de Taburiente has been the ship chosen for the transfer of the immigrants to centers on the capital island, thus alleviating a situation that has reached the point of overflowing the capacity of the reception centers on El Hierro. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 400 Immigrants Arrive Illegally To El Hierro Island - Spain

Migrants wait to be transferred on the ship 'El volcán de Taburiente¡, at the dock of La Restinga, on September 11, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). This morning, more than 400 immigrants who arrived to the island of El Hierro in an irregular way to Tenerife have been transferred in a special chartered vessel of the company Naviera Armas. The Volcán de Taburiente has been the ship chosen for the transfer of the immigrants to centers on the capital island, thus alleviating a situation that has reached the point of overflowing the capacity of the reception centers on El Hierro. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 400 Immigrants Arrive Illegally To El Hierro Island - Spain

Migrants wait to be transferred on the ship 'El volcán de Taburiente¡, at the dock of La Restinga, on September 11, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). This morning, more than 400 immigrants who arrived to the island of El Hierro in an irregular way to Tenerife have been transferred in a special chartered vessel of the company Naviera Armas. The Volcán de Taburiente has been the ship chosen for the transfer of the immigrants to centers on the capital island, thus alleviating a situation that has reached the point of overflowing the capacity of the reception centers on El Hierro. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 400 Immigrants Arrive Illegally To El Hierro Island - Spain

Migrants wait to be transferred on the ship 'El volcán de Taburiente¡, at the dock of La Restinga, on September 11, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). This morning, more than 400 immigrants who arrived to the island of El Hierro in an irregular way to Tenerife have been transferred in a special chartered vessel of the company Naviera Armas. The Volcán de Taburiente has been the ship chosen for the transfer of the immigrants to centers on the capital island, thus alleviating a situation that has reached the point of overflowing the capacity of the reception centers on El Hierro. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At least 6 migrants dead, 15 rescued off Türkiye's NW coast

STORY: At least 6 migrants dead, 15 rescued off Türkiye's NW coast DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a small fishing port in Canakkale, Türkiye 2. various of coast guard team delivering the dead bodies of migrants 3. various of a small fishing port in Canakkale, Türkiye 4. various of irregular migrants trying to cross into Europe illegally through the Aegean 5. various of migrant camp located on the Turkish-Syrian border STORYLINE: At least six illegal migrants died while 15 others were rescued on the Aegean Sea on Saturday after their life raft sank, according to the Turkish Coast Guard. The coast guard said in a written statement that the incident occurred at around 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) off the northwestern Canakkale province. The force has not revealed the total number of migrants on board and their destination. It noted that search and rescue activities continue on the sea over the possibility that some of th

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Minibus crash kills 4, injures 25 in eastern Turkey

STORY: Minibus crash kills 4, injures 25 in eastern Turkey DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the crash site 2. various of the injured in a hospital STORYLINE: At least four were killed, and 25 others injured on Monday after a minibus crashed in eastern Turkey, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. The incident took place in the town of Adilcevaz in the eastern Bitlis Province. The minibus overturned after crashing into a mound of dirt on the side of the road, the agency reported. Four irregular migrants, who entered Turkey illegally, were killed and 25 people, including the driver, were injured in the accident. The injured were taken to hospitals. Turkey has been a transit point for migrants mostly from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan who aim to cross into Europe fleeing war and extreme poverty. The country hosts more than 4 million refugees, 3.7 million of whom are Syrians, according to official statistics. Xinhua News