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Syrian army at Turkey-Syria border
Unlike Friday and Saturday, when tension was high along Turkey's Syrian border, Sunday and Monday were rather quiet in village of Güvecçi in Hatay province, a border town where most of the Syrian refugees are initially accepted to Turkey.
The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey has fallen to 11,122, a statement released by the Prime Minister' Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) said on Monday. The numbers climbed to nearly 12,000 as Syrian refugees poured in on Friday night and Saturday as a result of tension caused by countrywide protests on Friday.
Of those who entered Turkey on Friday and Saturday, 375 turned back to Syria of their own volition, while 39 Syrians were accepted to Turkey, the AFAD statement says.
AFAD noted that Turkish Red Crescent's humanitarian aid, which is also extended to those who remain on the Syrian side of the border, is continuing. The Syrian children staying at tent cities in Hatay are being vaccinated by teams from the Ministry of Health.
There are also four mobile kitchens, 22 portable toilets and two mobile hospitals in the tent cities.
Over 50 Syrians -- some of them suffering from gunshot wounds -- are receiving treatment in nearby hospitals, the statement said.
There were claims that the Syrian army had planted snipers near the Syrian-Turkish border to prevent or limit people crossing to the Turkish side, Today's Zaman has learned.
Also, Hatay residents who have family in Syria were informed that daily life in the city of Jisr Al-Soughour, which recently experienced deadly clashes between the Syrian army and opposition groups that turned the city into a “ghost town,” has resumed.
“People are reopening their shops to conduct business,” said one resident of Jisr Al-Soughour.
Limited information is an issue as the Syrian regime prevents media access to the country, making it difficult to verify information obtained from the refugees or human rights groups and activists operating in Syria.
On Monday, some 200 members of the opposition gathered in the Syrian capital for the first time since the beginning of the three-month uprising against Bashar al-Assad's rule.
The meeting, which addressed strategies for a peaceful transition to democracy, was approved by government authorities and denounced by some other members of the opposition for providing a cover for the Assad regime, which continues its crackdown on the dissidents.
No government representatives were invited to the meeting in Damascus.
Syrian army at Turkey-Syria border as crossings into Turkey slow down
Unlike Friday and Saturday, when tension was high along Turkey's Syrian border, Sunday and Monday were rather quiet in village of Güvecçi in Hatay province, a border town where most of the Syrian refugees are initially accepted to Turkey.
The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey has fallen to 11,122, a statement released by the Prime Minister' Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) said on Monday. The numbers climbed to nearly 12,000 as Syrian refugees poured in on Friday night and Saturday as a result of tension caused by countrywide protests on Friday.
Of those who entered Turkey on Friday and Saturday, 375 turned back to Syria of their own volition, while 39 Syrians were accepted to Turkey, the AFAD statement says.
AFAD noted that Turkish Red Crescent's humanitarian aid, which is also extended to those who remain on the Syrian side of the border, is continuing. The Syrian children staying at tent cities in Hatay are being vaccinated by teams from the Ministry of Health.
There are also four mobile kitchens, 22 portable toilets and two mobile hospitals in the tent cities.
Over 50 Syrians -- some of them suffering from gunshot wounds -- are receiving treatment in nearby hospitals, the statement said.
There were claims that the Syrian army had planted snipers near the Syrian-Turkish border to prevent or limit people crossing to the Turkish side, Today's Zaman has learned.
Also, Hatay residents who have family in Syria were informed that daily life in the city of Jisr Al-Soughour, which recently experienced deadly clashes between the Syrian army and opposition groups that turned the city into a “ghost town,” has resumed.
“People are reopening their shops to conduct business,” said one resident of Jisr Al-Soughour.
Limited information is an issue as the Syrian regime prevents media access to the country, making it difficult to verify information obtained from the refugees or human rights groups and activists operating in Syria.
On Monday, some 200 members of the opposition gathered in the Syrian capital for the first time since the beginning of the three-month uprising against Bashar al-Assad's rule.
The meeting, which addressed strategies for a peaceful transition to democracy, was approved by government authorities and denounced by some other members of the opposition for providing a cover for the Assad regime, which continues its crackdown on the dissidents.
No government representatives were invited to the meeting in Damascus.
Syrian army at Turkey-Syria border as crossings into Turkey slow down
