A look at Syrian refugees in neighboring countries

By The Associated Press

Published April 30, 2014 2:35pm ET

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A look at Syrian refugees in neighboring countries — In this Thursday April 17, 2014 photo, Syrian children play under the heat of the midday sun at Zaatari refugee camp, near the Syrian border in Jordan. Life in this sprawling camp, Zaatari, is only getting harder for 130,000 residents, most of them fleeing fighting in south Syria. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) | Khalil Hamra

The massive numbers of Syrians fleeing the civil war has stretched the resources of neighboring countries and raised fears of violence spreading in the region. The U.N. estimates there are nearly 2.7 million Syrians registered in neighboring countries, with more than 67,500 more awaiting registration.

There also are hundreds of thousands who are not registered. Syria had a prewar population of 23 million.

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