Syrian Refugees Watch Violence Unfold from Border Camp
July 16, 2012
More than 300 people a day are fleeing Syria into Turkey to escape violence between government forces and the opposition. At Kilis camp on the Turkish border, refugees watch as the violence unfolds just a few kilometers away.
Syrian helicopters buzz rebel-held territory - occasionally firing rockets that raise plumes of smoke. Army snipers holed up in a minaret take aim at anyone trying to flee Syria.
Kilis refugee camp in Turkey is at the border. The Syrian flag flies just a few hundred meters from the revolutionary colors hoisted above the camp.
Syrian government forces occasionally fire through the perimeter fence. Two people were killed and 23 wounded during such an attack in April. One refugee points to the bullet holes in the walls and windows of his cabin.
"My cousin was injured in the attack," he said. "He was shot in the hip… he is still in hospital."
A concrete wall has since been built to offer some protection. It is now a canvas for anti-Assad graffiti.
Another man shows us scars he says are from being tortured in a Syria jail. He is now a fighter with the Free Syrian Army.
Twenty-seven thousand refugees have crossed from Syria; 11,500 live in this camp, which is now full. Hope that the conflict may end soon is waning.
Clinics provide urgent and ongoing medical care for the hundreds of injured and sick.
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