(Washington Post) Liz Sly - Rebels, arms smugglers, defectors and war wounded have swarmed into southern Turkey in recent months, transforming the region into a nerve center for the Syrian revolution. Syria's other borders, with Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan, are witnessing similar activity on a lesser scale. Turkey is deeply involved in efforts to organize the Syrian opposition, hosting the offices of the Syrian National Council in Istanbul and acting as gatekeepers at the camp housing the leadership of the Free Syrian Army at Apaydin.
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