Turkey, Russia talk Syria as thousands flee bombing

By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Suleiman Al-Khalidi ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Turkish delegation was in Russia on Monday for talks on Syria, following reports that Russian-backed attacks there were forcing tens of thousands more Syrians to flee towards Turkey. Turkey already hosts about 3.7 million Syrians - the world's biggest refugee population. President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday it could not handle a new influx and was urging Russia to stop the strikes in Syria's northwestern Idlib province.

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