Syrian troops push to border with Turkey; villagers flee

Friday, June 24, 2011

GUVECCI, Turkey -- Syrian troops pushed to the Turkish border Thursday in their sweep against a 3-month-old pro-democracy movement, sending panicked refugees, including children, rushing across the frontier to safe havens in Turkey.

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