Turkish Border Crossing Closed in front of Syrians
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Turkey was preparing Saturday for a new influx of Syrian refugees fleeing their country's terrific situation, with tens of thousands of them camped out near a closed border crossing.
The United Nations said some 20,000 people gathered at the Bab al-Salam crossing, hoping to reach Turkey, which already hosts more than two million refugees from the bloody conflict.
For their part, Turkish authorities were working to free up space within the existing camps along the Syrian border to accommodate the new arrivals.
Relatively, reporters saw trucks carrying parts for tents Friday to the refugee camp close to the border gate on the Turkish side which faces the Bab al-Salam crossing on Syrian soil.
In addition, at least four Turkish aid trucks were also seen returning to Turkey after making deliveries of food to the Syrian side of the border.
In parallel, Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority [AFAD] said in a statement that it finalized preparations for a possible influx.
AFAD said a registration system that complies with international standards was set up to receive refugees, which includes a health scan, food and shelter.
Turkey faced a similar experience in 2014 when 200,000 refugees fled the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane over three days as "ISIS" terrorist group and Syrian Kurdish fighters battled for control.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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