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June 20, 2011

Syrian army cuts off lifeline to thousands

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A general view of a newly set up refugee camp for Syrians who fled the violence in their country, the second in the Turkish town of Yayladagi in Hatay province, Turkey, Sunday, June 19, 2011. Turkish authorities say 10,553 refugees were being sheltered in four camps as of Sunday morning as Syrian troops are tightening their grip on villages near the Turkish border, setting up checkpoints and making dozens of arrests according to activists.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)Syrian troops combing through restive villages near the Turkish border set fire to homes and a bakery Sunday, cutting off a lifeline to thousands of uprooted people stranded in miserable open-air encampments.


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