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Over 1,800 Syrian refugees enter Turkish territory

Society Materials 26 December 2012 13:52 (UTC +04:00)
Over 1,800 Syrian refugees entered Turkish territory on Wednesday, CNN TURK TV channel reported.
Over 1,800 Syrian refugees enter Turkish territory

Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.26 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /

Over 1,800 Syrian refugees entered Turkish territory on Wednesday, CNN TURK TV channel reported.

According to the TV channel, most of the refugees are from the Hama city.

At present, the major number of Syrian refugees accounts for Turkey.

According to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of Turkey (AFAD), the number of Syrian refugees in Turkey has reached 105,000 people.

Besides Turkey, Syrian refugees are also in the neighboring Arab countries - Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan.

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 30,000.
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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