As violence continues across Syria, thousands of people are fleeing to camps and trying to cross the border out of the country.
Thousands Flee Syria to Escape Violence
![A Syrian family who fled from violence sits next to their belongings at a displaced camp in the Syrian village Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria, November 7, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9B3A7C09-CA60-45CE-AECC-58DDE4E135E9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
5
A Syrian family who fled from violence sits next to their belongings at a displaced camp in the Syrian village Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria, November 7, 2012.
![A Syrian baby cries as he lays on a swing attached to a tree at a camp in the Syrian village Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria, November 5, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/59E1ACF3-964E-4634-909E-707E71DAB8F5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
6
A Syrian baby cries as he lays on a swing attached to a tree at a camp in the Syrian village Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria, November 5, 2012.
![A Syrian boy, who fled his home with his family due to fighting between government forces and rebels, plays near his tent at a refugee camp near the Turkish border, Azaz, Syria, October 7, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/F552EE86-3452-4C08-82A7-C66DFE51751A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
7
A Syrian boy, who fled his home with his family due to fighting between government forces and rebels, plays near his tent at a refugee camp near the Turkish border, Azaz, Syria, October 7, 2012.
![A Turkish police officer checks identification cards of Syrian men after they crossed from Syria to Turkey at the Akcakale border gate, October 4, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00C49942-AA68-491A-AC7C-E2B2567A66D6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
8
A Turkish police officer checks identification cards of Syrian men after they crossed from Syria to Turkey at the Akcakale border gate, October 4, 2012.