Turkish troops have returned fire after cross-border shelling from Syria for the sixth day in a row.

UN envoy Angelina Jolie travelled to Turkey’s border with Syria today, sharing fruit and desserts with some of the thousands of Syrian refugees who have fled their government’s bloody crackdown.

Angelina Jolie has arrived at Turkey’s border with Syria to meet some of the thousands of Syrian refugees who have fled their government’s bloody crackdown on dissent.

Syrian tanks and elite troops were today heading to a northern area ahead of a possible attack on a town where soldiers reportedly joined an anti-government uprising.