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Human Rights Watch Accuses Turkey of Shooting Fleeing Syrian Refugees

HeadlineApr 18, 2016

Human Rights Watch has accused Turkish border guards of shooting at Syrian refugees fleeing fighting in northern Syria. In other news from Syria, the United Nations is warning as many as 10,000 civilians living in a Palestinian refugee camp near Damascus are trapped in their homes and are facing starvation and dehydration.

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