Turkey in talks with Russia as thousands of refugees flee Syria
There are reports that Russian-backed attacks are forcing tens of thousands to flee to Turkey, which already hosts about 3.7-million Syrian refugees
23 December 2019 - 18:17
Ankara/Beirut — A Turkish delegation was in Russia on Monday for talks on Syria, following reports that Russian-backed attacks there are forcing tens of thousands more Syrians to flee towards Turkey.
Turkey already hosts about 3.7-million Syrians — the world’s biggest refugee population. Its President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday that it could not handle a new influx and is urging Russia to stop the strikes in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province...
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