Syrian forces prevent refugees fleeing to Turkey (Reuters)
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Syrian forces prevent refugees fleeing to Turkey (Reuters)
Jul 16, 2011 5:28pm by Lawson Lyle
AMMAN (Reuters) ? Syrian forces swept through a northwestern border region on Sunday to stem an exodus of refugees to Turkey that is raising international pressure on President Bashar al-Assad, witnesses and a rights activist said.
Syrian human rights campaigner Ammara Qurabi also accused pro-government forces of attacking people who were helping the refugees as they tried to escape from a widening military assault to crush protests against Assad’s autocratic rule.
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross was due in Damascus on Sunday to discuss expanding its relief effort with Syrian officials.
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