Turkish and Syrian flags on the Turkish-Syrian border. Reuters
Turkey Seals Border With Syria To All But Refugees -- New York Times
GENEVA — Turkey has closed its border with Syria to commercial traffic, but the United Nations’s refugee agency said the border would remain open to those fleeing the conflict in Syria and that hundreds of people had made their way to safety in the past 24 hours.
Turkish customs officials announced they were closing the 566-mile border on Wednesday after the seizure of two crossing points by Syrian rebel forces last week. At one crossing point, Bab al-Hawa, dozens of Turkish trucks were burned or looted when the rebels seized control, The Associated Press reported.
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More News On Turkey Closing The Syrian Border To All But Refugees
Turkey Shuts Syria Border -- Wall Street Journal
Turkey closes Syrian border to trade, not refugees -- Reuters
Turkey closes borders with Syria -- The Guardian
UN: Turkey-Syria border closing to commerce, not refugees -- Jerusalem Post
Turkey closes border with Syria -- UPI
Ankara holds security meeting on growing number of Syrian refugees -- Hurriyet News
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