Migration to Europe – why now? BBC News

Thousands of Syrian refugees have traveled to Europe in search of escape from the war in their country and to live somewhere safe. The civil war has lasted tremendously in Syria for a long time, but the number of refugees fleeing to Europe has risen sharply in recent months.
What are the push and pull factors that have caused this rise?

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