Слайд 2Late last week, ISIS fighters attacked a Kurdish city in northern
Syria, after seizing 21 nearby villages in a major assault. The attack on the city of Ayn al-Arab, known as Kobani in Kurdish, drove hundreds of thousands of residents to flee, most heading to the nearby border with Turkey.
The Associated Press is reporting that more than 150,000 Syrian Kurds have entered Turkey since the border was opened to refugees on September 19, and the United Nations warns that number could soon climb as high as 400,000. Turkey is already housing more than one million Syrians who have fled the years-long conflict between government troops, rebel soldiers, and jihadist groups.
Some of the Kurdish men who escorted their families into Turkey are now trying to return home to defend Kobani, but are finding themselves blocked at the border. As the U.S. and coalition partners begin air strikes against ISIS targets inside Syria, here are images of those recently driven out by the Islamic militant group.
Слайд 3 Syrian Kurds cross the border from Syria into
Turkey at the southeastern
town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, on September 23, 2014.
Слайд 4 Turkish soldiers stand guard as
Syrians wait behind the border
fences near the Turkish town of Suruc on September 18, 2014.
Слайд 5Syrian refugees wait to cross into Turkey at the border near
Suruc, Turkey, on September 22, 2014. On September 19, permission was granted from Ankara, and Turkey opened part of its border to Syria to the refugees.
Слайд 6 A Syrian Kurdish woman crosses the border between
Syria and Turkey.
Слайд 7 Syrian Kurds throw a dead sheep as
they protest asking for water
for their animals on the Syrian side of the border with Turkey.
Слайд 8 Turkish soldiers stand guard as Syrian Kurds wait behind
the border fence.
Слайд 9 Syrian Kurds wait near the Syrian border
on September 20, 2014.
Слайд 10 A Syrian Kurdish refugee waits after crossing
the border near Suruc.
Слайд 11 A Syrian Kurdish girl looks at the Turkish police
as she crosses the border.
Слайд 12 Tens of thousands of
Syrian Kurds flooded into Turkey,
fleeing an onslaught by the jihadist ISIS group.
Слайд 13 Syrians rest after crossing in
to Turkey near the Syrian border.
Слайд 14 Protection of the Kurdish People
(YPG) fighters clash with
possible ISIS targets near the Syrian side of the Turkish border.
Слайд 15 Smoke rises after Protection
of the Kurdish People (YPG)
fighters hit a target as they clash with possible ISIS fighters.
Слайд 16A Turkish soldier gives a bottle of water to a handicapped
Syrian refugee waiting at the border in Suruc, Turkey, on September 21, 2014.
Слайд 17Syrian refugees gather at the border in Suruc, Turkey, on September
20, 2014.
Слайд 18 Turkish soldiers walk by as several
hundred Syrian refugees
wait to enter at the border.
Слайд 19 Turkish soldiers walk by as several
hundred Syrian refugees
wait to enter at the border.
who sustained injuries in a mine blast receives
first aid from Turkish medics on September 22, 2014.
Слайд 21 Syrian refugees try to cross the
border with their animals in Suruc.
Слайд 22A Turkish soldier fires during clashes with Kurdish people after Turkish
authorities temporarily closed the border on September 21, 2014.
Слайд 23 Riot police use water cannons to disperse Kurdish
demonstrators who
were clashing with Turkish security forces, as thousands of Syrian
refugees continue to arrive at the border in Suruc.
teargas to disperse Kurdish demonstrators
who were clashing with Turkish security forces.
Слайд 25 Kurdish protestors clash with Turkish soldiers near
the Syrian border
after Turkish authorities temporarily closed the border.
Слайд 26 Kurdish people clash with Turkish soldiers near
the Syrian border.
Слайд 27 A Kurdish man bleeds after being injured while
walking in the center of
Suruc during clashes between protestors and Turkish riot policemen.
Слайд 28 Syrian Kurds carry their belongings after crossing the Syrian-Turkish border.