Kurdish refugees from Rojava flood into Turkey
QAMISHLI, Syria – At least 4,000 people from the ethnically Kurdish area of northeastern Syria known as Rojava have crossed the border into Turkey to escape violence brought on by the Islamic State, according to a report by international and Turkish media.
“Turkey has welcomed 4,000 Syrian refugees, mostly women and children who fled ISIS,” a source from Turkey’s border told the AFP.
The displaced Rojava residents are from the border region in the Syrian province of Raqqa.
Turkey's Hurriyat newspaper reported Friday that at least 15,000 people, mostly Syrian Turkmen, were expected to flee the region to Turkey in coming weeks.
Kurdish fighters from People’s Protection Units, or YPG, have been trying since last week to recapture ISIS-controlled areas between the Kurdish towns of Kobane and Qamishli.
The latest official statistic from Turkey show 1.8 million people in the country’s refugee camps, mostly displaced by the Syria crisis that has entered its fifth year.
Ankara claimed $5.5 billion so far has been spent for Syrian refugees.
“Turkey has welcomed 4,000 Syrian refugees, mostly women and children who fled ISIS,” a source from Turkey’s border told the AFP.
The displaced Rojava residents are from the border region in the Syrian province of Raqqa.
Turkey's Hurriyat newspaper reported Friday that at least 15,000 people, mostly Syrian Turkmen, were expected to flee the region to Turkey in coming weeks.
Kurdish fighters from People’s Protection Units, or YPG, have been trying since last week to recapture ISIS-controlled areas between the Kurdish towns of Kobane and Qamishli.
The latest official statistic from Turkey show 1.8 million people in the country’s refugee camps, mostly displaced by the Syria crisis that has entered its fifth year.
Ankara claimed $5.5 billion so far has been spent for Syrian refugees.