Refugees from the northern Syrian City of Azaz make the best of their situation at the Bab al-Salama border crossing in Kilis, Turkey. Thousands of internally displaced refugees are now living in this border region unable to cross into Turkey for asylum. Javier Manzano
Amid Squalor And Fear On Turkish Border, Syrians Make Plea For Safe Zone -- Tom Peter, Christian Science Monitor
So many Syrians have shown up along the Turkish border, hoping to cross and enter a refugee camp, that Turkey is calling on the international community to create a safe zone for them inside Syria.
In this camp that has sprung up along the Turkish border, 5,000 Syrians who have fled their country's civil war live under covered vehicle lanes on an unfinished section of the Syrian border, waiting to cross into Turkey or return to their homes. Sleeping out in the open on asphalt and scrounging for clean water, they hope that they will be allowed into Turkey, where they can find a truly safe haven in an established refugee camp.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Five Reasons Why the Assad Regime Survives -- Tony Karon, Time
Morsy takes on the world -- David Kenner, Foreign Policy
Iraq backing Iran -- Bill Gertz, The Washington Times
Iran's charm offensive at NAM summit thwarted by Syria, nuclear work -- Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor
Non-aligned bust -- Daily Star editorial
Confederacy of Dunces: What the meeting in Tehran says about America's standing in the Middle East. -- Aaron David Miller, Foreign Policy
Iran's Nuclear Quest -- New York Times editorial
Gillard vows to stay the course in Afghanistan -- Dylan Welch, Brisbane Times
What's behind the China - Japan island dispute? -- Donald Kirk, Christian Science Monitor
Everything You Think You Know About China Is Wrong: Are we obsessing about its rise when we should be worried about its fall? -- Minxin Pei, Foreign Policy
Putin's perks -- The Economist
What Awaits Pussy Riot Musicians in Prison -- Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times
We'll all shiver if Germany can't shake economic cold -- David McWilliams, Independent.ie
Latin America's Autocrats Fail Marx's Survival Test -- Fabio Rafael Fiallo, Real Clear World
Why Bother: The New Isolationism: As Americans’ support for Middle East engagement wanes, so does our influence there. -- Victor Davis Hanson, NRO
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