People, who were forcibly displaced from towns south of Damascus, arrive at Qal'aat al-Madiq crossing point in the northern countryside of Hama. Mohammed Badra / EPA
People, who were forcibly displaced from towns south of Damascus, arrive at Qal'aat al-Madiq crossing point in the northern countryside of Hama. Mohammed Badra / EPA
Syria crisis drives rise in global internal displacement
Almost 4.5 million people in the Middle East and North Africa were forced to flee inside their countries in 2017