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Syrian refugees support in-country "safe zone"

2012-08-29 1 Dailymotion

Syrian refugees at this Turkish camp are hopeful nations like Turkey will step in to help end Bashar al-Assad's rule.<br/> <br />They support Turkey's proposal to create a so called "safe zone" in Syria, where citizens and rebels would be protected by foreign troops.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SYRIAN REFUGEE, WALID, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We are with Turkey, we support Turkey. All Syrian people are with Turkey and support their move for a safe zone. We ask the international community to set up a safe zone and a no fly zone."<br/> <br />Turkey is already struggling to clothe and feed 80,000 refugees fleeing the violence, with thousands more arriving every day.<br/> <br />On Tuesday, foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu asked the United Nations to lay the foundations of a safe zone by building camps inside Syrian territory where people would be protected and provided for.<br/> <br />However, in a rare tv interview, president Assad said such zones would be impractical and that the situation in Syria was, improving.

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