In pictures: Syria refugees at Turkey border

8 February 2016

About 35,000 Syrians are waiting on the Turkish border opposite Kilis after fleeing a Syrian government offensive on rebel-held positions near Aleppo.

Turkey says the refugees are receiving food and shelter inside Syria and there is no need yet to allow them to cross.

Turkey already hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees - at least 2.5 million.

Syrian walk near the Bab al-Salam border crossing with Turkey, in Syria, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016

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The Turkish border has remained closed to thousands of Syrian refugees

Syrians gather at the Bab al-Salam border gate with Turkey, in Syria, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016

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About 35,000 Syrians have gathered at the border at Kilis

Syrians, some carrying belongings, head towards the Bab al-Salam border crossing with Turkey, in Syria, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016

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Many have brought belongings with them

Syrian refugees are pictured in a camp as Syrians fleeing the northern embattled city of Aleppo wait on February 6, 2016 in Bab al-Salam, near the city of Azaz, northern Syria, near the Turkish border crossing

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Turkey says there is currently no need to let the Syrians cross the border

Syrian walk at a camp near the Bab al-Salam border crossing with Turkey, in Syria, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016

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Many of the Syrians are being accommodated in camps at Bab al-Salam

In this photo provided by Turkish Islamic aid group IHH, Syrians gather at a temporary refugee camp for displaced Syrians in northern Syria, near Bab al-Salameh border crossing with Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016

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Turkey has been providing the refugees with food, shelter and blankets inside Syrian territory

Ambulances enter Syria from Turkey at Turkey"s Oncupinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern city of Kilis, Turkey February 7, 2016

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Aid trucks and ambulances are being allowed to cross from Turkey into Syria

Saddam Haccar, a fighter of the Syrian opposition who was wounded during air strikes in Syria near Syrian-Turkish border, receives medical treatment at Kilis state hospital in Kilis, Turkey, 07 February 2016

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Some wounded Syrians have been allowed into Turkey for medical treatment