Syrian Refugees In Turkey
Boynuyogun refugee camp (Photo: Marine Olivesi)
Around 7,000 Syrians live in refugee camps along the Turkish-Syrian border. They fled to Turkey when the Assad regime quashed anti-government protests in the northern mountains last June, and have stayed put ever since. But in the wake of this weekend’s UN vote, many young men say they want to go back and fight. Marine Olivesi reports.
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