Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Syrian Refugees In Turkey Call For International Help : NPR

Syrian Refugees In Turkey Call For International Help : NPR

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Turkey, which has tightly restricted media access to the camps, says there are 1,300 people at Altinozu, with more than 6,000 others in six additional camps scattered around the countryside.

Anger At Inaction

All the Syrians who spoke for this story used partial or false names to protect against possible retaliation. Refugee Abdel Razzaq says he lost four family members when the Syrian army attacked his town, Jisr al-Shughour. When asked what Syrians need now, he said international help.

"God willing there will be protection. We need help from the foreigners, from the Arabs, we need a no-fly zone because the regime is using its planes and helicopters to destroy us. Where is the help?" he says. [ read more at link ]

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