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Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey hits 100,000

Society Materials 15 October 2012 14:01 (UTC +04:00)
The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey has already reached 100,000 people, TRT Haber TV channel quotes Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) as reporting.
Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey hits 100,000

Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct.15 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /

The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey has already reached 100,000 people, TRT Haber TV channel quotes Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) as reporting.

A total of 10 tented camps for Syrian refugees have been operating in the Turkish cities of Hatay, Shanlıurfa, Gaziantep and Kahramanmaras.

Anti-government protests have continued in Syria for a year and half.

According to UN, the total number of victims of the conflict in Syria is nearing 20,000.
More than 230,000 have become refugees with around three million in need of humanitarian assistance. The Syrian authorities say they oppose the well-armed militants.

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