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In this Tuesday, October 22, 2013, photo, dozens of Syrian refugees are pictured at the Zaatari Refugee camp, near the Syrian border with Jordan. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 2, 2013 | Features
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syria’s border crossings have been in the spotlight again this week, after Kurdish militias in northern Syria fought Islamist rebel groups for nearly three days to secure the Yaaroubiyeh crossing with Iraq. Ever since the civil war in Syria...
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Syrian refugees who fled the violence in Syria, are seen at a refugee camp in Erbil, about 350 km (220 miles) north of Baghdad August 16, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer
by Sherzad Shekhani | Aug 18, 2013 | Middle East
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Thousands of Syrian refugees have crossed into the Iraqi Kurdistan Region from Syrian Kurdish areas, following the reopening of the Peshkhabur border crossing on Saturday. Unconfirmed reports said that between 5,000 and 10,000 people have...
