World News Update New route taken by Syrian refugees: via Mauritania and Mali‏

http://newirin.irinnews.org/the-long-way-round

 

As other options narrow, a small but growing number of Syrians are attempting a new and circuitous route to Europe: flying more than 3,000 miles to Mauritania in West Africa and then travelling overland with smugglers on the ancient salt roads from Mali through the Sahara. Katarina Höije reports from Gao in northern Mali. (see full article and maps in the link)