http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: Kilis Province) en-us Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-082212?start=35 Turkish authorities heightened security measures at the Bab al-Salam border crossing as Syrian refugees continue to enter, reports BBC Arabic. As for the Syrian refugees, they expressed fear over a prolonged crisis amid competing international positions. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-082212 Syrian Civil War, Syria, Journalist, Egypt, Refugees of the Syrian civil war, Avigdor Lieberman, Bab al-Tabbaneh–Jabal Mohsen clashes, Economy of Egypt, Egypt–Israel relations, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Presenter, Male #1 As Syrian refugees continue to flow to the Turkish borders, the authorities in Turkey heightened the security measures at the Bab al-Salam border crossing. As for the Syrian refugees, they expressed fear over a prolonged crisis amid competing international positions. Reporter, Female #1 Eid al-Fitr came to an end in Syria, but the familiar holiday scenes were absent this year. Instead of streaming into parks in search of festivities, Syrians flowed to the border in search of safety during Eid. Reporter, Female #1 From here, the Bab al-Salam border crossing, Syrians are fleeing to the Turkish province of Keelis, that holds one of the most important refugee camps, which hosts 15,000 Syrians. Reporter, Female #1 And even though life in Keelis is particularly dull, it is safer, which is why many Syrian families are heading there. Among them is Mohammad al-Sakran's family, who summarizes the status of his country in just a few words. Guest, Male #2 Where are we going? Our country was destroyed, we were displaced, our homes were destroyed, we have nothing left. Reporter, Female #1 The Syrians who lost their homes and left their land sent a message to those they consider one to be partly responsible for the state Syria is in. Guest, Male #2 When it comes to the Russian Foreign Ministry, it wants to screw the Syrian people as much as possible, because the Syrian people are sick of it, and sick of the arrogant regime. Iran, Russia, and Israel are conspiring to exterminate the Syrian people. Reporter, Female #1 Syrians outside the country say they fear their cause will be lost amid the conflicting international positions, especially since those Syrians have accused the regime of President Bashar al-Assad of attempting to conceal the truth by killing journalists. Guest, Male #2 They don't want a free press that reports on the events as they are on the ground, and this is why a sniper killed the Japanese journalist. This is a despicable regime. Reporter, Female #1 So the voice of the Syrian refugees is full of sadness and anger, as they wait for any strong voice that could end the gunfire and return the homeless to their houses. Presenter, Male #1 In Syria, opposition activists said that security and military forces killed over 150 people today in a number of areas; most of them died in Damascus and Daraa. Also according to opposition activists, the city of Homs witnessed heavy shelling today, as a convoy of tanks stormed the capital Damascus in the early hours of the morning. The area of Dariya in the countryside of Damascus was also subjected to artillery shelling that led to the killing and injury of a number of people. Reporter, Female #2 The violence in Syria is not even sparing houses of worship and trees. It is gradually being exacerbated, leaving dozens, or even hundreds, dead and injured. In addition, hundreds of thousands have been displaced. The refugees are fleeing to Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan. Reporter, Female #2 Most of today's victims of the violence were hit in Damascus and Daraa, according to opposition activists. The scene repeated itself today, as many cities were subjected to heavy shelling since the morning, with Homs and the area of Dariya in the countryside of Damascus being the worst hit. The capital Damascus was stormed by a convoy of regime forces' tanks. Reporter, Female #2 From their station in Jabal Qasioun, the forces also shelled the neighborhood of Kfar Susa and the region near Aisha River in an attack that aimed to eliminate rebels there. The rebels, for their part, have been using these areas to attack the Mazzah military airport for days. This, according to reports by opposition activists, but the authenticity of which cannot be confirmed. Reporter, Female #2 In Aleppo, the battle has still not been settled, as the city of Azaz and Tal Rifaat in its countryside witnessed heavy shelling by the Syrian army's warplanes, according to eyewitnesses. The official Syrian side condemned what it called an exaggeration of the events on the ground, and attributed the claim to false media reports. Guest, Male #3 It is known that some battles took place in Qudsaya, Dumar, and near Asali. And such incidents have taken place occasionally in al-Qadam, and also in some other areas. Yes, operations could be taking place in some of the specific area the media is reporting on, but not on the scale that some in the media are portraying without any objectivity. Reporter, Female #2 Despite the daily loses they endure, the opposition's activists insist on continuing the fight, and on not surrendering until they are victorious, as they say. Guest, Male #4 We will be victorious, God willing. Bashar, we are going to cut off your ears, God willing. Reporter, Female #1 So, the cycle of violence continues in Syria, as the struggle that started as an uprising over 17 months ago turns into a civil war, according to experts, and as the Syrian street is set to lose the most from this escalation, while the international community fails to put an end to the conflict. Samar Hamdan, BBC. http://news.linktv.org/videos/continued-violence-marks-syria-ceasefire-deadline?start=0 The Syrian government says it has begun to implement its part of a proposed peace plan, although violence has continued within Syria and across its borders with Turkey and Lebanon. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:52:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/continued-violence-marks-syria-ceasefire-deadline Syria, Syrian conflict peace proposals , Syrian Civil War, Ceasefire, Russia-Syria relations, Syrian army, Kofi Annan, Walid Muallem, Syria-Turkey relations, Lebanon–Syria relations The Syrian government says it has begun to implement its part of a proposed peace plan, although violence has continued within Syria and across its borders with Turkey and Lebanon. http://news.linktv.org/videos/gunfire-from-syria-hits-refugee-camp-in-turkey?start=0 Syrian forces have fired across the border at a refugee camp in Turkey, wounding a Turkish translator and at least two Syrian refugees, in the first such attack since Turkey began sheltering thousands of refugees last summer. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:18:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/gunfire-from-syria-hits-refugee-camp-in-turkey Refugee camp, Turkey, Syria, Syria-Turkey relations, Kilis Province, Shooting, Border, Translator, Refugee, Syrian Civil War Syrian forces have fired across the border at a refugee camp in Turkey, wounding a Turkish translator and at least two Syrian refugees, in the first such attack since Turkey began sheltering thousands of refugees last summer, authorities said. A government official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with government rules, said Turkey immediately protested the incident to the Syrian charge d'affaires and asked that the fire be halted. Turkish security forces were reinforced in the well-marked border area following the attack, state television reported. Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught has this update from Antakya in southern Turkey.