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Fighting rages in Aleppo as fleeing civilians stopped at Turkish border

Syrian refugees near Oncupinar Border gate in Kilis, Turkey
Syrian refugees near Oncupinar Border gate in Kilis, Turkey Source: AAP

Pressure is mounting on Turkey to open its borders to tens of thousands of asylum seekers fleeing the fighting in Syria's northern city of Aleppo.


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By Julia Calixto, Tuyết Lê

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Pressure is mounting on Turkey to open its borders to tens of thousands of asylum seekers fleeing the fighting in Syria's northern city of Aleppo.


But Turkey, which has already sheltered about 2.5 million people, is drawing world attention to Russian airstrikes driving people from what was formerly Syria's most populous city.

 

 

It comes as world leaders prepare to hold talks in Munich to resurrect Syrian peace

 


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