As tragedies shock Europe, a bigger refugee crisis looms in the Middle East

Children play amid garbage at an informal Syrian refugee settlement near Zahle, Lebanon. (Sam Tarling/For The Washington Post)

By Liz Sly-August 29
AL-MINYA, Lebanon — While the world’s attention is fixed on the tens of thousands of Syrian refugees swarming into Europe, a potentially far more profound crisis is unfolding in the countries of the Middle East that have borne the brunt of the world’s failure to resolve the Syrian war.

As Tragedies Shock Europe, A Bigger Refugee Crisis Looms in the Middle East by Thavam Ratna