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REFUGEES at the Makhmour camp in northern Iraq repelled an attempt by troops to place it under siege today in a move residents claimed was directed by Turkey.
Hundreds rushed to defend the camp’s perimeters yesterday morning as members of the Iraqi armed forces began putting up barbed wire fences.
They gathered at the Iraqi checkpoint and blocked the path of the troops, preventing them from seizing control of the UN-administered refugee camp.
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