EU Pleads With Turkey to Halt Refugees as Syrian War Worsens

Europe lacks power 'to tell Turks what to do,' Asselborn says
Russian-backed Syrian offensive sends thousands fleeing north

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By James G Neuger and Patrick Donahue

February 6, 2016 at 10:12 AM UTC

Updated on

February 6, 2016 at 1:54 PM UTC

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European Union foreign ministers pleaded with Turkey to shelter refugees from the Middle East as the collapse of rebel positions in Syria threatened to unleash a new exodus.

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