Protestors hold a mock boarder fence during a demonstration in a Barcelona on June 19, 2016 under the slogan, "open borders, we welcome" in favour of rights for refugees and demanding that European authorities take action to secure safe passage routes for refugees.[Photo/VCG]

WESTERN FORCES BEHIND CRISIS

Among other factors, the interventions of the United States and its European allies have exacerbated the domestic contradictions of some countries like Syria and Libya.

Metin Corabatir, vice chairman of the Asylum and Migration Research Center, said by the end of this year, some 4.7 million Syrian refugees are expected to be registered in the Middle East, besides the 5.6 million who will flee to other areas within the country.

Prior to Syria, the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan drove millions from their homes and into neighboring countries.

Among the developed countries, it is the Europeans who are suffering from the rampant terrorist attacks and facing a culminating refugee crisis thanks to their geographical proximity.