Most of the large number of displaced refugees in Syria are currently held in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi, Iraq, UAE etc , with the UK being considerably down the list, for the forrin averse

It's doubtful but for earlier US policy in Iraq, & Russia's own agenda, the situation would be quite as it is.

Clarissa Ward is a war correspondent who speaks Arabic, Russian and several other languages. Her view is largely echoed by other war reporters in that region,which has become increasingly hostile to outside journalists in it's propaganda war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJZ6xz6X-zA