New wave of refugees
05 February 2016 - 03:05
In what could unleash a new wave of refugees into Europe, Turkey said yesterday that hundreds of thousands of Syrians are ready to flee the country in the face of a northern offensive by government forces.Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, speaking at a Syria aid conference in London, said as many as 70000 Syrians were already "on their way to Turkey from camps north of Aleppo and 10000 others have already arrived at the border province of Kilis and are waiting to cross in.
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