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Monday, August 26, 2013

[Syria/Jordan]: The Jordan Times - Survivors of reported Syria chemical attack await chance to cross into Jordan

The families are unable to enter the Kingdom due to ongoing battles between Syrian regime forces and the opposition, in addition to the Damascus-led shelling.

Thousands continued to flee from the Damascus countryside towards Jordan due to growing fears of renewed chemical weapon attacks.

Rebel officials confirmed that ongoing bombing by regime forces across southern Syria closed off all access routes into Jordan on Sunday, rendering any refugee crossings all but “impossible”.