UN refugee agency says number of Syrians fleeing to Jordan has doubled in recent days, signaling what could be an impending mass movement.
Syrian Refugees Flee Fighting
![A Syrian girl, who fled her home with her family due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, takes refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Aug. 23, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6BAFE840-8FF5-4D3C-9901-9D841AFDC9EF_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Syrian girl, who fled her home with her family due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, takes refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Aug. 23, 2012.
![Syrian refugees after the medical check at a Moroccan military field hospital in Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan, Aug. 10, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/AE6E40E9-A0AF-49CF-95D5-2D1BC1BD9698_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrian refugees after the medical check at a Moroccan military field hospital in Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan, Aug. 10, 2012.
![A Syrian refugee boy carries toys, clothes and pocket money received by Muslim children on the first day of Eid al-Fitr holiday, at Zaatari Refugee Camp in Mafraq, Jordan, Aug. 19, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/A526B80E-99B8-4C46-9CFE-BBC317BF9252_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Syrian refugee boy carries toys, clothes and pocket money received by Muslim children on the first day of Eid al-Fitr holiday, at Zaatari Refugee Camp in Mafraq, Jordan, Aug. 19, 2012.
![Syrian refugee children run while carrying traditional gifts of toys and clothes they received from individual donors and international organizations on the first day the Muslim holiday of Eid al- Fitr at the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Mafraq, Jordan, Aug. 1](https://gdb.voanews.com/F2F0C22A-E53A-4A0D-BDA2-273B698F4DC2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrian refugee children run while carrying traditional gifts of toys and clothes they received from individual donors and international organizations on the first day the Muslim holiday of Eid al- Fitr at the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Mafraq, Jordan, Aug. 1