Turkey shells Syrian border town
- 12 years ago
This is the border between Turkey and Syria.
In the distance, smoke billows from the small Syrian town of Haram - a day after Turkey shelled the restive area.
It was the latest in a series of border clashes between the two countries.
The fighting is a byproduct of Syria's 19-month-old civil war, which is spilling over into neighbouring countries.
In an attempt to end the confltict, United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met with Syria's foreign minister, Walid al-Mouallem, on Saturday.
He's attempting to broker a ceasefire between the government of Bashar al-Assad and rebel forces, who control wide swaths of the country.
There is hope a deal will be in place by next week - but many question whether that will be possible.
An estimated 30,000 people have died since the conflict errupted in March 2011.
In the distance, smoke billows from the small Syrian town of Haram - a day after Turkey shelled the restive area.
It was the latest in a series of border clashes between the two countries.
The fighting is a byproduct of Syria's 19-month-old civil war, which is spilling over into neighbouring countries.
In an attempt to end the confltict, United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met with Syria's foreign minister, Walid al-Mouallem, on Saturday.
He's attempting to broker a ceasefire between the government of Bashar al-Assad and rebel forces, who control wide swaths of the country.
There is hope a deal will be in place by next week - but many question whether that will be possible.
An estimated 30,000 people have died since the conflict errupted in March 2011.