Useful article, summarizing the latest developments: The #SyrianRefugee Exodus: Time to Help http://rfg.ee/dkZLs #Syria
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4:10 AM - 30 Aug 12 · Details
It's been a week of refugee records in Jordan, and that's bad. More than 2,200 Syrian refugees crossed the border last Thursday night alone, which reflects worsening violence in Syria. The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) says most of those now crossing are coming from the southern city of Dera'a, considered the birthplace of Syria's revolution, where there's been a recent increase in fighting.
There was similar worrying news from Turkey earlier this week, when the Washington Post's Liz Sly reported that some 7,000 refugees had been held up at the border, "stranded in olive groves." Turkey has been warningthat has already taken in all the refugees it can. But by midweek, Turkey had reopened its borders, and said it would open four new camps, bringing Turkey's capacity to 120,000 refugees. But Turkey continues to push for a buffer zone inside Syria where it says refugees could find safe haven.
