"Refugee Crisis: Turkey 'can take no more' as Syrian refugees fleeing Russian-backed offensive build up on border"

Summary

In the Independent article “Refugee crisis: Turkey 'can take no more' as Syrian refugees fleeing Russian-backed offensive build up on border”(07 February 2016) by Laura Pitel and Tony Paterson it is explained in great detail that since the beginning of the European migrant crisis Turkey has been overrun with migrants attempting to escape from the fighting in their homelands, but the country is beginning to reach its full capacity. The article refocuses attention on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to emphasize the possible root cause of the crisis in the first place, she will be traveling to Turkey on Monday to try to ease tensions. Meanwhile the article describes a recent development with eyewitness reports: refugees have begun to build up on the Turkish-Syrian border north of Aleppo where a Russian backed offensive has displaced around 35,000 thousand people.
AnalysisThe article describes the rising tensions between Turkey, the European Union, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel due to a recent development in Aleppo, Syria; the writers take a neutral stance on the matter. Turkey has “exhausted its capacity to absorb” as a fresh wave of migrants hope to cross its borders, a recent Russian backed military offensive in the nearby city of Aleppo is to blame for this specific wave of migrants. The focus is then moved to Angela Merkels visit to Turkey where she hopes to “gain Ankara's help” in dealing with the crisis, this is a midst internal strife in Europe that revolves around the belief that she has “lost control of the situation” whether this criticism will lead to action against her administration is currently unknown. The point of view is then moved to the migrants themselves in order to give readers a different perspective; a testimony is provided from a credible source to not only strengthen the text but to also have a greater impact on the reader; Syrian doctor Dr. Osama Abo el-Ezz talks about the living conditions of the refugees. He describes that “they are hungry, they are sleeping on the ground”, unfortunately as of now their future continues to look bleak as fighting continues, and Europe fails to make decisions. The article in total not only implies that the events in Aleppo will continue to complicate things for the European Union and Turkey but also that as of now, there seems to be no end in sight to the crisis.  
 Pitel, Laura, and Tony Paterson. "Refugee Crisis: Turkey 'can Take No More' as Syrian Refugees Fleeing Russian-backed Offensive Build up on Border." The Independent. Independent Digital News and Media. Web. 08 Feb. 2016. <http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/refugee-crisis-turkey-can-take-no-more-as-syrian-refugees-fleeing-russian-backed-offensive-build-up-a6859681.html>. 

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