FACTBOX: Iraqis flee as Sunni extremists advance
What's happening to the tens of thousands of Iraqis who fled fighting in and around Mosul, and what help do they need?
A Syrian refugee girl reacts during a visit of UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres in Beirut
A Syrian refugee girl reacts during a visit of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres (not pictured) in Beirut June 19, 2014. June 20 is World Refugee Day, an occasion that draws attention to those who have been displaced around the globe. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY IMMIGRATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
New Humanitarian Crises Mark This Year's World Refugee Day
ROME - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) marks another sombre World Refugee Day tomorrow (20 June) as renewed violence in Iraq has driven half a million people from their homes to join an estimated 45.2 million people forcibly displaced around the world, according the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
Hundreds of Turkish army officers convicted of coup plot seek release
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A Syrian refugee girl reacts during a visit of UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres in Beirut
A Syrian refugee girl reacts during a visit of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres (not pictured) in Beirut June 19, 2014. June 20 is World Refugee Day, an occasion that draws attention to those who have been displaced around the globe. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres interacts with a child as he visits a Syrian refugee family in Beirut
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres (R) interacts with a child as he visits a Syrian refugee family in Beirut June 19, 2014. June 20 is World Refugee Day, an occasion that draws attention to those who have been displaced around the globe. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres speaks as he visits a Syrian refugee family in Beirut
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres speaks as he visits a Syrian refugee family in Beirut June 19, 2014. June 20 is World Refugee Day, an occasion that draws attention to those who have been displaced around the globe. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)
A Syrian refugee family sit together during a visit of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres (not pictured) in Beirut
A Syrian refugee family sit together during a visit of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres (not pictured) in Beirut June 19, 2014. June 20 is World Refugee Day, an occasion that draws attention to those who have been displaced around the globe. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)
Turkish PM says U.S. air strikes in Iraq could cause heavy casualties
"There are (militant) ISIL elements which are mixed in with the people. Such an operation could result in a serious number of deaths among civilians," Erdogan said