Thousands of Syrians are fleeing the Aleppo countryside, heading towards Turkey, as government forces break through rebel defences in the northern province...
The development comes as diplomatic talks on ending the war in Syria remain on hold and Saudi Arabia announces its readiness to send in ground troops.
A Turkish aid organisation said on Friday that about 50,000 refugees urgently need food, water and shelter.
"In the last three days over 50,000 people from Azaz across the Turkish town of Kilis reached the Turkish border," Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) said.
"People, who fled their homes to protect their lives, came to the border and they are trying to survive sleeping under the trees in the open air."
Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey's prime minister, told a Syria donor conference in London on Thursday that between 60,000 and 70,000 Syrians were on their way towards Turkey, trying to escape the deadly violence in Aleppo.
"They attacked Aleppo and the humanitarian corridor, [the] logistic corridor from Turkey to Aleppo, has been cut off," he said.
"All the needs, food, everything to Aleppo where 300,000 people are living, were coming from Turkey."
Sami Kekhia, a Syrian activist, told Al Jazeera that tens of thousands have fled their homes and are spread along the border with Turkey.
Sami Kekhia, a Syrian activist, told Al Jazeera that tens of thousands have fled their homes and are spread along the border with Turkey.
"We do not have an exact number of how many people are at the border, but we know that between 5,000 and 7,000 are currently waiting at the border with Turkey," he told Al Jazeera over the phone from the Turkey-Syria border.
The Syrian government, backed by Russian air strikes, launched a major offensive from the north of Aleppo and captured several strategically important towns on Monday.
Source: Al -Jazeera News
Source: Al -Jazeera News