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Refugee Crisis, Kurdistan Question: What's Turkey's "New Reality" In Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed in just 13 days of rebel offensive after 24 years of rule, leaving a political vacuum in its capital Damascus.
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Iraq Sees Surge In Syrian Refugees Amid Anti-Kurds Turkish Offensive: UN
The number of Syrian refugees crossing the border into Iraq has increased significantly in recent days after the anti-Kurds Turkish offensive in the area, the UN said in a statement.
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1 Person Gets Displaced Every 3 Seconds: UN Refugee Agency
Devastating conflicts, violence and persecution in places like Syria and South Sudan left a record 65.6 million people uprooted from their homes by the end of 2016, the UN said Monday.
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UN Marks Refugee Day In Syria, From Where Millions Have Fled
United Nations agencies marked World Refugee Day on Sunday in Syria, a country from which millions have fled a five-year civil war.
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Refugee Flows to Greece Surge, UN Says Russian Airstrikes Not to Blame
The number of refugees and migrants reaching reaching Greece surged to 48,000 in the five days to October 21, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today, but the UN refugee agency said Russian air strikes in Syria had not caused any significant refugee exodus.
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European Union to Unveil Refugee Plan with Turkey
The EU is to publish later today a crisis plan with Turkey aimed at dealing with the flow of migrants into the bloc, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks in Brussels.
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Migrant Crisis Debris: Greek Island Battles Lifejacket Mountain
For the thousands of refugees and migrants landing on its beaches every day, Greece's Lesbos island is a step to safety and a brighter future in Europe.
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In Egypt, Syria Refugees Ready to Risk All for Europe
Their arrest by Egypt's coastguard and 12 days in detention under the searing heat have not sapped the determination of young Syrian Suad and her brother: They will get to Europe, whatever the risk.
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Turkey Arrests '4 Traffickers' Over Migrant Toddler's Death
Turkish authorities have arrested four suspected human traffickers over the deaths of 12 Syrian migrants in two boat sinkings the day earlier, including a 3-year-old boy whose image became a viral symbol of the tragedy of refugees, a report said Thursday.
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Islamic Fighters Advance in Syria Despite US Strikes
US planes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria for a second day on Wednesday, but the strikes did not halt the fighters' advance in a Kurdish area where fleeing refugees told of villages burnt and captives beheaded.
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More than 1,500 refugees flee Syria in one day
More than 1,500 Syrian refugees crossed the border to safe havens in Turkey in one day as Syria's 3-month-old pro-democracy movement braced for another day of mass protests on Friday.The refugees entered Turkey on Thursday as Syrian troops pushed to the border in their sweep against the protests, which have posed the gravest challenge to President ...
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Refugee Crisis, Kurdistan Question: What's Turkey's "New Reality" In Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed in just 13 days of rebel offensive after 24 years of rule, leaving a political vacuum in its capital Damascus.
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Iraq Sees Surge In Syrian Refugees Amid Anti-Kurds Turkish Offensive: UN
The number of Syrian refugees crossing the border into Iraq has increased significantly in recent days after the anti-Kurds Turkish offensive in the area, the UN said in a statement.
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1 Person Gets Displaced Every 3 Seconds: UN Refugee Agency
Devastating conflicts, violence and persecution in places like Syria and South Sudan left a record 65.6 million people uprooted from their homes by the end of 2016, the UN said Monday.
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UN Marks Refugee Day In Syria, From Where Millions Have Fled
United Nations agencies marked World Refugee Day on Sunday in Syria, a country from which millions have fled a five-year civil war.
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Refugee Flows to Greece Surge, UN Says Russian Airstrikes Not to Blame
The number of refugees and migrants reaching reaching Greece surged to 48,000 in the five days to October 21, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today, but the UN refugee agency said Russian air strikes in Syria had not caused any significant refugee exodus.
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European Union to Unveil Refugee Plan with Turkey
The EU is to publish later today a crisis plan with Turkey aimed at dealing with the flow of migrants into the bloc, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks in Brussels.
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Migrant Crisis Debris: Greek Island Battles Lifejacket Mountain
For the thousands of refugees and migrants landing on its beaches every day, Greece's Lesbos island is a step to safety and a brighter future in Europe.
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In Egypt, Syria Refugees Ready to Risk All for Europe
Their arrest by Egypt's coastguard and 12 days in detention under the searing heat have not sapped the determination of young Syrian Suad and her brother: They will get to Europe, whatever the risk.
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Turkey Arrests '4 Traffickers' Over Migrant Toddler's Death
Turkish authorities have arrested four suspected human traffickers over the deaths of 12 Syrian migrants in two boat sinkings the day earlier, including a 3-year-old boy whose image became a viral symbol of the tragedy of refugees, a report said Thursday.
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Islamic Fighters Advance in Syria Despite US Strikes
US planes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria for a second day on Wednesday, but the strikes did not halt the fighters' advance in a Kurdish area where fleeing refugees told of villages burnt and captives beheaded.
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More than 1,500 refugees flee Syria in one day
More than 1,500 Syrian refugees crossed the border to safe havens in Turkey in one day as Syria's 3-month-old pro-democracy movement braced for another day of mass protests on Friday.The refugees entered Turkey on Thursday as Syrian troops pushed to the border in their sweep against the protests, which have posed the gravest challenge to President ...
