3,360 Syrians living in container shelter site in Kilis

KILIS (AA) -  The number of Syrians living in container shelter site in Turkey's southern province of Kilis reached 3,360. Syrians have been escaping from the clashes in their country and taking shelter in Turkey's south. Officials transferred 639 Syrians from tent sites in southern Hatay province and placed them in container shelter site in Kilis on Saturday. The wave of "Arab Spring" reached Syria on March 15, 2011 and Syrian people started to protest the government in a small southern city. The government responded with heavy-handed force, and demonstrations quickly spread across much of the country. Thousands of people are reported to be killed in ongoing protests in Syria so far. Syria was expelled from the Arab League after it agreed to a peace plan only to step up attacks on protesters. In late 2011 and early 2012, Syria agreed to allow league observers into the country. But their presence did nothing to slow the violence. In February, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to approve a resolution condemning President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on the uprising, but China and Russia have blocked all efforts by the United Nations, the Arab League and others for a more forceful intervention. In November 2011, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu unveiled a list of nine sanctions on Syria. The number of Syrian people who have crossed into Turkey is over 17,000 as of Friday.