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Tens of thousands of people are fleeing Aleppo as Syrian troops, backed by Russian air force, close in the city. Most of these refugees arrive to the Syrian-Turkish border where they live in tents awaiting to be admitted into Turkey.
US Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications, Ben Rhodes, warned Turkey against engaging with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), during the daily press briefing in Washington D.C. on Monday. Rhodes said that although the US support the Turkish effort to rid Jarablus of so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) fighters, they do not however "support and we would oppose efforts to move south and engage in activities against" the SDF.
Explosions can be seen and heard in the Syrian town of Jarablus as Turkish special forces, supported by warplanes from the U.S.-led coalition, launch an operation in northern Syria. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called on his supporters to get smart and tough, during a rally in Clairsville, Ohio, on Tuesday. Trump's remarks came in the wake of Tuesday's bomb attack in Istanbul Ataturk airport that reportedly killed an estimated 36 people.
Distressed residents of Kilis are angry at rocket attacks from Islamic State and fearful for the future, as the border town becomes a front-line and thousands flee. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Ukrainians get off a bus in the Polish town of Korczowa, next to the border between Poland and Ukraine, as they flee the Russian invasion of their country. UNHCR figures show that 454,000 people have fled from Ukraine to Poland. IMAGES
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