Syrian refugees tell of violence and pain | Stuff.co.nz

Syrian refugees tell of violence and pain | Stuff.co.nz

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Syrians streamed across the border into neighbouring Turkey, finding sanctuary in refugee camps ringed by barbed wire and offering a frightening picture of life back home where a deadly crackdown on dissent is fuelling a popular revolt.

Turkey's prime minister has accused Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime of "savagery," but also said he would reach out to the Syrian leader to help solve the crisis. Still, many of the nearly 7000 refugees in Turkey say they expect their government to inflict only more violence and pain.

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