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July 2, 2013

Report: Border Guards Rejecting Syrian Refugees 
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Human Rights Watch reports border guards in Iraq, Jordan and Turkey are
rejecting tens of thousands of refugees attempting to flee the conflict
in Syria. The groups says only Lebanon is keeping its border with Syria
open, while Syria's other neighbors are either rejecting refugees
outright or allowing only a limited number in, leaving many stranded at
the border. Turkey has rejected the accusations, saying it is currently
hosting more than 200,000 Syrians in refugee camps. The report comes
amid reports of a government siege on the central city of Homs and of
the killing of a Syrian Roman Catholic priest by rebels in the north.

 

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