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Turkey tanks patrol Syria border
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A heavy Turkish military presence was seen on the border with Syria on Wednesday (August 8), amid reports that some 2,400 people fled from the violence in Syria to reach Turkey overnight.
The state-run Anatolian news agency the group was mostly made up of women and children from areas near the Syrian cities of Aleppo and Idlib, but also included 37 defecting military personnel.
Before the latest wave overnight, the Turkish Foreign Ministry, said 47,500 Syrians were sheltering in Turkey.
Military vehicles patrolled the border, and have exchanged fire in recent weeks with Syrian border guards.
A heavy Turkish military presence was seen on the border with Syria on Wednesday (August 8), amid reports that some 2,400 people fled from the violence in Syria to reach Turkey overnight.
The state-run Anatolian news agency the group was mostly made up of women and children from areas near the Syrian cities of Aleppo and Idlib, but also included 37 defecting military personnel.
Before the latest wave overnight, the Turkish Foreign Ministry, said 47,500 Syrians were sheltering in Turkey.
Military vehicles patrolled the border, and have exchanged fire in recent weeks with Syrian border guards.
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