538 refugees have crossed the border more than half of whom are children

The offensive of the Syrian army against the rebellion against the Baath party to power for 48 years continued Tuesday near the border with the Turkey, which is facing an unprecedented exodus of Syrian refugees.

After having arrested hundreds of people in the villages around the city rebel of Djisr al Choghour, Syrian troops backed by tanks and airplanes pushed their advantage in the day, accentuating the exodus of the Syrians to the Turkish border.

Today, it is estimated at more than 8,500 the number of Syrians who, in a few days only, fled to Turkey repression ruthless regime of President Bashar al Assad, which governs the Alawi family clan - a minority Shiite sect - of an iron fist.

Thousands others live in precarious conditions in the rural Syrian border, where driving rain only aggravates the situation of displaced populations.

Most are from Djisr al Choghour, located only 20 km from the Turkish border, where, according to Damascus, 120 members of the security forces killed ten days ago by "armed gangs".

According to many opponents, the fighting in fact opposed troops loyal to Bashar al Assad to soldiers who refused to open fire on a crowd of opponents.

The regular army regained control of the rebel city Sunday and now appears headed Maarat al Noumane, between Aleppo and Hama, on the main North-South axis leading to Damascus.

Osmane al Bedeïoui, Professor of pharmacy in the city, told Reuters that helicopters had transferred from troops in the Wadi al Deïf, nearby camp.

"We met with the Governor today and he assured us that the army would come to stop 360 people on the lists, but Maarat people are skeptical." "My name is on the list then that I've never worn a weapon in my life", he said.

BATTLE AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL

The Syrian regime, which banned most of the international media, making it difficult for independent events audit, attributed to hostile foreign powers disorders without previous known Bashar al Assad since he succeeded his father Hafez in 2000.

The Turkish side, four refugee camps have already been installed and others are planned if this Syrian exodus continues. According to the Anatolia News Agency, 8.538 refugees have crossed the border, more than half of whom are children.

Human rights defence organizations are 1,300 dead in unrest in Syria since the month of March, with about one-fifth, according to the Syrian Observatory of human rights, would be members of the military and police.

The campaign against repression in Syria is to the Security Council of the United Nations by Paris and London, but the Russia and China, which also have a right of veto power, oppose any resolution with Damascus on the fifth wheel.

The France, sponsor a resolution condemning the crackdown, with Britain, the Germany and the Portugal led the Brazil, the India and the South Africa, skeptics, to vote the text.

"The France wish that the (Security Council) pronounce on the intolerable situation in Syria and the leak in front of the Damascus regime." "Each Member of the (Security Council) countries must take its responsibilities," said Tuesday the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement, regretting "the absence of consensus in the Council".

For their part, the United States, who denounced the "barbaric acts" in Djisr al Chougour, have summoned Assad Chair to a liberalization of the regime or even to leave power.