He ordered the servants to prepare the annex, a suite of rooms built over some garages at the far side of the compound.

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At the south-eastern side of the compound is a football pitch, probably used by the families that inhabit the rows of houses just inside the compound.

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On Monday afternoon, Turkish officials said, a minivan drove from the Syrian rebel-controlled side of the border compound and parked next to the first Turkish checkpoint.

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