Syrian troops and vehicles are apparently sweeping through Khirbet Al Jouz, a village near the Turkish border. Witnesses say the military is looking for anti government protesters.
Syrian military vehicles could be seen moving along the border near that village. The Red Cresent says 600 hundred people have fled the crackdown into Turkey.
Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught is there, in the Turkish village of Guvecci.
