11,000 flee Syria fighting, SNC picks new chief
- Published: 9 Nov 2012 at 15.47
- Online news: World
Heavy fighting between Syrian rebels and troops sent thousands fleeing into Turkey on Friday, as President Bashar al-Assad said only the ballot box could decide his future and the main opposition bloc elected a new leader.
A Syrian family, on a three wheeled motorcycle, leave the northern Syrian town of Taftanaz, in the Idlib province, following shelling by government forces.
The clashes over a border post near the northeastern town of Ras al-Ain killed 46 combatants in two days, a watchdog said, highlighting the humanitarian crisis and regional dangers posed by Syria's nearly 20-month conflict.
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