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3 Mar 2020

Refugees gather at Turkey-Syria border

Foreign Affairs Correspondent

As fighting intensifies yet again in north west Syria – bringing Turkish and Russian forces a step closer towards direct conflict – more than a million refugees are now massing on the Turkish border.

Since last week, when Turkey threw open its frontiers to Europe – thousands of migrants and refugees have tried to cross into Greece – triggering days of clashes and chaotic scenes.