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Perilous journey for Syrians fleeing to Turkey

With official border crossings between Syria and Turkey closed, smugglers have begun assisting Syrians wanting to cross into Turkey to safety and to work.
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SYRIA-TURKEY BORDER — On Aug. 2 around 5:30 a.m., as the sun rose and darkness slowly vanished from the Hawar Killis region, dozens of Syrians gathered to wait among the trees near the barbed-wire fence constituting the border between Syria and Turkey. They were waiting for their chance to enter Turkey in search of safety and job opportunities.

Young people and families with children and elderly members, having brought with them large bags of amenities, anxiously awaited a sign from a smuggler to run in the direction of Turkish territory, hoping to get lucky and manage to evade Turkish border guards.

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