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A section of fence was smashed open with a metal signpost. It is not clear whether any migrants got through.
Seige warfare is now back! It took a dark age culture to revive a dark age tactic? Thats IMHO.
They don't want refuge in Greece
Why would Turkey be so willing to house refugees — and to house them so well at its own expense? Unlike almost all other refugee camps in the world, Kilis is not run by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Rather, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, or AFAD, asked the U.N.H.C.R. for its camp guidelines — minimum distance between tents, and so on — and then designed its own. It staffed the camps with Turkish government employees, allowing in few NGOs and giving those only supporting roles. Except for some relatively minor international donations, the financial responsibility, and all the administrative responsibility, has been Turkey’s alone.
This approach, while costly, has given the Turks a measure of control over every detail — including who is working in their country. Typically, camps are serviced by a number of NGOs, and there can be overlap — or gaps — in the services they provide. The agencies may fight among themselves or clash with local leaders; each has its own hierarchies and staff members, drawn from an unlimited number of nations. Running a camp that way, the Turkish government official speculated, would be complicated: “There’s too many people coming and going. It’s not secure. And it’s distracting.”
During Thursday's speech, the president has also slammed the United Nations for its double standards regarding the Syrian crisis and said that it was insincere of the UN to make a call to Turkey [on opening its borders] on refugees instead of taking action in Syria.
He harshly criticized the U.N. and others for urging Turkey to open its doors to Syrians waiting at the borders.
"It is hypocritical to remind Turkey of its international responsibilities," Erdoğan said, and noted that Turkey has done more than anybody else, which can be seen by the number of refugees accepted by each country.
So, if this doesnt count as a flat out invasion I dont know what does.