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Tens Of Thousands Of Syrians Flee Toward Turkey To Escape Aleppo

Syrian forces with support from their allies are creating a humanitarian crisis along the Syrian Turkish border with 110,000 refugees headed toward Turkey to escape fighting in western Aleppo, in northern Syria. Syrian government troops are within a few miles of encircling and cutting off Aleppo in a move that the locals fear can lead to siege and starvation. Daily Sabah reports: Thousands of people, including Turkmens, have fled their homes located around Azaz, a town 7 kilometers away from the Turkish-Syrian border in northwestern Aleppo, and around 70,000 people now live in the 10 different refugee camps built by the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) on the Syrian side of the border. Moreover, 10,000 Syrians are waiting at the Öncüpınar border crossing in the southeastern province of Kilis to cross into Turkey. Continuing Turkey’s diplomatic efforts to host refugees on the Syrian side of the border, officials indicated that 30,000 more people are currently heading toward the border, which amounts to 110,000 total refugees seeking to cross into the country. Officials expressed concern that this figure might increase to 300,000 unless the offensives halted. As some of the refugees headed to the fences in the area where the Arpakesmez [...]