Turkey closes Syrian border crossing after rebels plunder 30 trucks carrying food, medicine

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he is sending an envoy to Syria to assess the situation there, as government forces and rebels fight for control of key cities in the country.

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After Syrian rebels allegedly robbed 30 trucks carrying goods from Turkey into Syria, Turkish officials announced the closure Saturday of a Syrian-Turkish border crossing.

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Close the boarder? Not letting goods in to feed the people? isnt that a war crime, or is it only when Israel does it
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Turkey closes Syrian border crossing after rebels plunder 30 trucks carrying food, medicine

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he is sending an envoy to Syria to assess the situation there, as government forces and rebels fight for control of key cities in the country.

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