STRANDED  Refugee children wait at the Turkish border crossing as Syrians fleeing the embattled city of Aleppo gather in Bab al-Salama, near the northern Syrian city of Azaz, on February 6. AFP PHOTO
STRANDED
Refugee children wait at the Turkish border crossing as Syrians fleeing the embattled city of Aleppo gather in Bab al-Salama, near the northern Syrian city of Azaz, on February 6. AFP PHOTO

ONCUPINAR, Turkey: Tens of thousands of Syrians were stranded at the border with Turkey on Monday after escaping a Russia-backed government offensive in Aleppo, as Germany’s chancellor prepared to visit Ankara to press for tighter border controls.

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