01:17Turkey: Syrian Kurds take refuge in Suruc as IS offensive rages on
Kurdish refugees could be seen resting at a Suruc cultural centre, Monday as tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds continue to flee to Sanliufar Province of eastern Turkey. The mass exodus of refugees follows the advance of militias from the self-proclaimed Islamic State towards Ayn al Arab on the Syrian/Turkish border.
Many of the refugees took up camp in the border town of Suruc, bringing little with them except small bags with blankets and a few clothes. Workers at cultural centre provided the displaced with food and water.
A steady stream of refugees have been crossing into Turkey since the government opened the border last Friday. However, clashes have occurred between security forces and Turkish Kurds attempting to cross into Syria, many attempting to fight the IS offensive and deliver aid to those in the conflict zone.
On Sunday, IS continued to take over villages in the countryside just kilometres across the border from Suruc, increasing fears that a new exodus is looming if the militants reach Ayn al Arab, a mainly Kurdish city of 45,000.
01:17Kurdish refugees could be seen resting at a Suruc cultural centre, Monday as tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds continue to flee to Sanliufar Province of eastern Turkey. The mass exodus of refugees follows the advance of militias from the self-proclaimed Islamic State towards Ayn al Arab on the Syrian/Turkish border.
Many of the refugees took up camp in the border town of Suruc, bringing little with them except small bags with blankets and a few clothes. Workers at cultural centre provided the displaced with food and water.
A steady stream of refugees have been crossing into Turkey since the government opened the border last Friday. However, clashes have occurred between security forces and Turkish Kurds attempting to cross into Syria, many attempting to fight the IS offensive and deliver aid to those in the conflict zone.
On Sunday, IS continued to take over villages in the countryside just kilometres across the border from Suruc, increasing fears that a new exodus is looming if the militants reach Ayn al Arab, a mainly Kurdish city of 45,000.