Syria Unrest: Refugees continue to enter Turkey

Thousands of Syrian civilians have fled from the northwestern border area into Turkey, fearing security forces' revenge for Friday incidents in which 120 troops were reported killed. Backed by tanks and helicopters, Syrian forces swept into the restive northern town of Jisr al-Shoughour late Friday, trying to quell the stiffest challenge in the three-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad four decades rule.25 demonstrators were also killed in this crackdown Refugees crossing the border on Saturday joined almost 3,000 who had entered makeshift camps by Friday.

 
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