UN: 300,000 new refugees in Iraq this week

testong11 2014-06-18

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The United Nations refugee agency says Iraq's refugee population has increased by almost 800-thousand this year. The agency says 300-thousand people fled for safety this week as militants seize control of large areas in northern Iraq. (June 13)

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