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Turkey is "no longer able to hold refugees" following a Syrian attack that killed 33 troops in Idlib, Omer Celik, a spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP party, said on Friday. The announcement comes as some 300 migrants walk through northwest Turkey towards its borders with Greece and Bulgaria on Friday, according to DHA news agency. Read more: Live updates: Syrian airstrikes kill dozens of Turkish troops in Idlib "As a result of the attack, the (refugees) in Turkey are heading towards Europe, and those on Syrian territory are heading towards Turkey," Celik told CNN Türk shortly after midnight Friday morning. "Our refugee policy is the same as before, but we are now in a situation where we can no longer hold them." Demiroren news agency said the group of migrants, including women and children, embarked on their journey from Turkey's Edirne province toward borders with Bulgaria and Greece — two European Union nations — at around midnight. Syrians, Iranians, Iraqis, Pakistanis and Moroccans were among those in the group. Turkey hosts some 3.6 million Syrians under a 2016 agreement with the EU to halt the flow of migrants in to Europe. The agreement resulted from European migrant crisis of 2015 in which millions of refugees flooded into Europe, nearly half of which from Syria. Since then, Erdogan has threatened repeatedly to "open the gates" amid several disputes with Europe. dv (AFP, AP, Reuters)

Lady Maureen before and after illness
Lady Maureen before and after illness
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Singer Akothee, who came to Lady Maureen’s rescue when she was seriously ill and took her to Jaramogi Oginga Teaching and Referral Hospital, has spoken out after she was rejected by her family.
The mother of five has now called upon her followers to contribute towards the ‘Save Lady Maureen’ kitty.
"Support a woman and save the village. We are doing this as #teamakothee. Action is better than a pity party," she said.
She also pointed out the reason that she didn’t give her land is because they aren’t related and thus no one would be there to take care of her. "She is safe with her relatives," she said.
The Ohangla maestro was discharged on February 20 but had nowhere to go to after her family refused to take her in.
Nancy Achieng, a good Samaritan who took the 'Wagni Wabiro' hitmaker to her house, told NTV her family doesn’t want anything to do with her.
"I talked to the mother and she said I shouldn't take her to her place," she said.
Akothee says Maureen’s uncle had offered her a parcel of land after her mother and other family members disowned her.
"I had communication with Maureen’s family and she is at her uncle’s place, who has accepted to give her a piece of land to build a home for herself," she posted on Instagram.
"My mother will be going to Pap Onditi in Nyakack on our behalf."





























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