Graphic toont Syrische vluchtelingenpopulatie in Turkije, en het aantal geregistreerde Syrische vluchtelingen per land van asiel.
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Turkse Erdogan waarschuwt Europa te overspoelen met Syrische vluchtelingenflooding Europe with Syrian refugees

By Mike Tyler

October 11, 2019 - De Turkse president Recep Tayyip Erdogan dreigt de 3,6 miljoen Syrische
vluchtelingen in zijn land naar Europa te sturen, als de leiders op het
continent de Turkse militaire inval in Syrië als “bezetting” bestempelen.

On Wednesday, Turkey sent its military into northern Syria after announcing plans to create a buffer zone which pushes back Kurdish militants and potentially allows some of the 3.6 million Syrian refugees settled in the country to return. The offensive was launched after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of American forces in northern Syria, a decision that has been fiercely criticised around the world and within his Republican Party.

Opponents of Turkey's offensive into northern Syria argue that the assault is purely aimed at driving out Kurdish fighters and U.S. lawmakers have warned of potential sanctions.

According to the United Nations refugee agency, there are 3.6 million Syrians registered in Turkey – a number that has risen steadily throughout the war – as well as more than 350,000 refugees from Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere. Most are protected under Turkish law banning the forced return to a dangerous country.

The proposed security strip, 32km deep, would span across most of Syria’s multi-ethnic northern border areas and rival administrations created by nearly nine years of civil war.

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PUBLISHED: 11/10/2019; STORY: Graphic News
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