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2,000 Syrian Soldiers Seek Refuge In Iraq Tent City

Ammar, a Syrian earthquake survivor, chats with his children outside their tent in Antakya

Over the weekend, more than 2,000 Syrian army soldiers sought refuge in Iraq following the collapse of the Syrian government. The Iraqi government has responded by creating a tent city to accommodate these soldiers who fled their country.

The Iraqi Defense Ministry instructed military units in western Anbar province to establish a camp with hundreds of tents to house the 2,150 Syrian soldiers. The mayor of the nearby town of Rutba, Imad al-Dulaimi, confirmed this development.

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