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October 16, 2012

Brahimi Calls for Holiday Ceasefire in Syria; Turkey Hosts 100,000 Syrian Refugees 
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U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has called for a ceasefire in
Syria during the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Brahimi made
the call while he was in Iraq after holding talks in Iran. Brahimi said
that the conflict in Syria represented a threat to world peace but
denied he was seeking peacekeepers for the country. Meanwhile, Turkish
officials have announced more than 100,000 Syrian refugees are now
living in the country. Ejder Kaya is the president of the Turkish
Disaster Management Agency.

Ejder Kaya: "As of today, we do have indeed more than 100,000 refugees
in Turkey. Indeed, we call them as our guests, indeed, because we treat
them as our guests. So we do have almost 13 camps running, up and
running as of today, again, and we do have other camps under
construction. We are trying our best indeed to get ready for those who
are in need for shelter and for humanitarian needs."

 

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