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The fighting around the Syrian city of Aleppo are driving more and more people in the escape. You want the Turkey to escape, but the barrier is so far the last stop. Opens Ankara soon have its limits?
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New wave of refugees following Fighting in Aleppo
Tens of thousands of Syrians, before the bombardment of the Russian and Syrian government forces from the province of Aleppo have fled from Turkey as from entering the country. The border gate at Öncüpinar near the southwestern city of Kilis, remained closed, as a Reporter for the Reuters news Agency reports. According to the Governor of Kilis, Suleyman Tapsiz, arrived within 48 hours of 35,000 Syrian refugees at the border.
The Turkish foreign Minister, Mevlüt Cavusoglu said, however, his country let Syrian refugees from the Region of Aleppo, the country. “We stick to the policy of the open door for those, which from the violence of the regime and the Russian Luftschlägen flee”, said Cavusoglu after Meeting with the EU foreign Ministers in Amsterdam. “We already have 5000 of them, and 50,000 to 55,000 are on the way.”
“The Geneva Convention applies to”
Background of the Statements is, apparently, a request by the European Union. EU-Erweitungskommissar Johannes Hahn
had previously explained, it is true, as before the Geneva Convention, according to which refugees are. The EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said that Cavusoglu was in the Meeting in Amsterdam made it clear that the borders continue to remain open. Cavusoglu assured that people are not alone let, the before air raids fleas and Syrian government forces, supported by Shiite militias from Iran, would attack.
According to Turkish press reports, the authorities of the country a Plan for the reception of refugees is being prepared. Since Friday would new tents in an already existing camps close to the border crossing Öncüpinar set up, it said. The Turkish charity IHH was therefore on the borders of the people the bare Essentials to bring – water, food and Blankets.
The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had Russia on Friday accused, together with the Syrian government for the death of 400,000 people in the Bürgerkriegsland to be responsible. Russia supports the Syrian government with massive air strikes in the fight against the rebels.
The open door policy? Syrian refugee at the border to Turkey
“In a wooden coffin home”
The Syrian ruler to warn meanwhile, prior to the use of foreign ground troops in their country. Any Intervention on the ground without the consent of the government in Damascus is an “Aggression,” said Syrian foreign Minister Walid Muallem. “We assure you that any Aggressor in a wooden coffin to return home,” he threatened.
On Thursday Saudi Arabia in the conflict between Islamist rebels supported his readiness to send ground troops to Syria explained – officially, to run against the Dschihadistenmiliz “Islamic state” (IS) to fight. Should the Anti-IS coalition, the US-led is, for a Bodeneinsatz decide, “we will positively contribute,” said the Saudi Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri. The United States preclude the use of its own ground forces in Syria so far, however.
jj/wl (dpa, afp, rtr)