Thousands flee Syria in massive exodus

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Syrian rebels claim to have seized a key crossing point along the Syria-Turkey border, which could create access point for weapons and fighters to enter the country and an exit point for refugees. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports from Cairo.By NBC News wire servicesUpdated at 5:37 p.m. ET -- Thousands of Syrians fled their country on Friday in one of the biggest  refugee exoduses of the 20-month civil war after rebels seized a border  town, and the United Nations warned that millions more still in Syria  will need help as winter sets in.

Follow @NBCNewsWorld In Qatar, the main opposition  group outside Syria elected a new leader. However, it will start talks  on Saturday with other factions, including representatives of rebels  fighting President Bashar Assad's forces, on forming a wider body  that hopes to gain international recognition as a government-in-waiting.

The U.N. said 11,000 refugees had fled in 24 hours, mostly to  Turkey. The influx caused alarm in Ankara, which is worried about its  ability to cope with such large numbers and has pushed hard, so far  without success, for a buffer zone to be set up inside Syria where  refugees could be housed.

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[KingFemzee]

God help those refugees and bring this blood spilling to an end.