Pressure on Assad grows as Syrians flee to neighbouring Turkey

SYRIANS fearful of reprisals poured out of a northern town at the centre of anti-government protests as pressure on President Bashar al-Assad grew at the UN Security Council.

Some of those fleeing the town of Jisr al-Shughur sought sanctuary in neighbouring Turkey after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country would not turn away Syrian refugees.

About 160 Syrians crossed the border in two waves, bringing to 550 the number taking refuge in Turkey in recent days.