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In Pictures: Escape from Syria

Over 10,000 people have fled President Assad’s violent security crackdown for the safety of refugee camps in Turkey.

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Many of the refugees are staying at a camp near the Turkish border town of Yayladagi, in Hatay province [Reuters/Umit Bektas]
Published On 20 Jun 2011
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According to the Turkish emergency agency(***)s figures, there were 5,331 children at camps in Turkey on June 19, accounting for more than half of all Syrian refugees [AFP/Mustafa Ozer]
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Boynuyogun, another camp administered by the Turkish Red Crescent, has been set up in the Altinozu district of Hatay [AFP/Mustafa Ozer]
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On June 19, Turkey announced that it was also sending aid to refugees waiting on the Syrian side of the border. It said that those gathered there numbered more than 10,000 [Reuters/Umit Bektas]
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According to the Turkish emergency agency, 2,639 women are among the over 10,000 who have been registered as refugees [Reuters/Umit Bektas]
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Activists say that Syrian security forces have stormed villages near the border, shutting down the only bakery in the village of Bdama, which was supplying the surrounding areas [Reuters/Umit Bektas]
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At least 38 Syrians have been treated for injuries in Turkey, according to officials [Reuters/Umit Bektas]
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Syrian refugees near the border say that the Turkish aid, both in refugee camps and near the border, has been crucial for them [Reuters/Umit Bektas]
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Syrian opposition groups in Turkey announced on June 19 that they had formed a "National Council" to co-ordinate action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad [Reuters/Umit Bektas]
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Syrian rights activists say that Syrian security forces and pro-government gunmen have been attacking those fleeing the violence, as well as those attempting to come to their aid [Reuters/Umit Bektas]
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In a speech on June 20, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad called for residents of Jisr al-Shughur to return from refugee camps. One such refugee told Al Jazeera shortly after the speech: "Come back? He wants us to come back so that he can finish us off!" Others said they were "offended" at the president(***)s tone during the speech [AFP/Syrian television]