Sunday, September 21, 2014

United Nations: 70,000 Syrian Kurds Have Fled Into Turkey From Islamic State Militants



Thousands Of Syrian Kurds Flee ISIL -- Al Jazeera

About 70,000 cross into Turkey after ISIL fighters take dozens of villages along border, escalating fears of massacre.

Tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds have crossed into Turkey over the past two days, fleeing an advance by fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), who have seized dozens of villages close to the border, the UN's refugee agency says.

By Sunday, more than 70,000 refugees had crossed the border, said the UNHCR.

Meanwhile, Kurdish forces in Turkey issued a new call to arms to defend a border town in northern Syria from advancing ISIL fighters.

Turkey opened a stretch of the frontier on Friday after Kurdish civilians fled their homes, fearing an imminent attack on the border town of Ayn al-Arab, known as Kobani in Kurdish.

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More News On A United Nations Report That 70,000 Syrian Kurds Have Now Fled Into Turkey From Islamic State Militants

UN: 70,000 Syrians flee to Turkey in past 24 hours -- AP
UN says 70,000 Syrian refugees cross into Turkey -- FOX News
60,000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey within 24 hours amid ISIS advance -- RT
70,000 Syrian Kurds Flee to Turkey within 24 Hours Fearing ISIL Terrorism -- Al Manar
Syrian refugee flight to Turkey one of the worst since war began - U.N. -- Reuters
Turkish Security Forces Clash With Kurds -- ABC News/AP
Turkey troops use tear gas to clear Syria border Kurds -- BBC
Turkish security forces fire tear gas on refugees after 60,000 Kurds flee Islamic State onslaught -- The Telegraph
Kurds issue new call to arms against Islamic State in Syria -- Reuters
Syrian Kurds Call for Assistance as Thousands Flood Into Turkey -- WSJ
Kurds call on 'all Middle East' to help defend stronghold from Isis -- The Guardian
IS fighters close in on Syria border town as thousands flee -- Channel News Asia

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