WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The United States surpassed its target of resettling Syrian war refugees, the State Department said as it announced an additional $364 million in humanitarian aid to Syria.
With the government's fiscal year ending Friday, 85,000 refugees have arrived in the United States this year, up from 70,000 in the previous year. Some 12,500 are from Syria, surpassing President Barack Obama's target of 10,000. The White House has a goal of another 110,000 admissions in the next 12 months.