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Brahimi Calls for Holiday Ceasefire in Syria; Turkey Hosts 100,000 Syrian Refugees

HeadlineOct 16, 2012

U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has called for a ceasefire in Syria during the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Brahimi made the call while he was in Iraq after holding talks in Iran. Brahimi said that the conflict in Syria represented a threat to world peace but denied he was seeking peacekeepers for the country. Meanwhile, Turkish officials have announced more than 100,000 Syrian refugees are now living in the country. Ejder Kaya is the president of the Turkish Disaster Management Agency.

Ejder Kaya: “As of today, we do have indeed more than 100,000 refugees in Turkey. Indeed, we call them as our guests, indeed, because we treat them as our guests. So we do have almost 13 camps running, up and running as of today, again, and we do have other camps under construction. We are trying our best indeed to get ready for those who are in need for shelter and for humanitarian needs.”

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