Syria's refugee crisis laid bare: ISIS wave of terror drives thousands of frightened families over Turkish border
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2762783/Syria-s-refugee-crisis-laid-bare-ISIS-wave-terror-drives-thousands-frightened-families-Turkish-border.html
- An estimated 3,000 ethnic Kurds fled advancing ISIS armour and approached the Syrian-Turkish border
- ISIS captured 20 villages in Kurdish controlled Syria forcing the mass-exodus as families were forced to flee
- Turkey allowed the refugees to cross the border after it received reports of the scale of the ISIS advance
- Refugees said their homes had been completely destroyed during the intense ISIS artillery bombardment
Thousands of Syrian refugees have crossed the border into Turkey to avoid the threat of ISIS occupation.
Many
of those forced to flee were ethnic Kurds who face being raped and
murdered at the hands of the brutal terrorist organisation.
The
refugees waited for several days in Raqqa city the Tal Abyad region of
Syria while Turkish authorities considered their fate. The border was
opened around Friday lunchtime allowing thousands of refugees to leave
the warzone.
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Thousands of ethnic Kurds fled the
approach of ISIS terrorists and massed on the border with Turkey hoping
to cross the frontier to safety at about midday on Friday
The refugees waited for several days
in Raqqa city the Tal Abyad region of Syria while Turkish authorities
considered their fate as thousands fled from the clashes
The desperate people were held at the
frontier for several hours as Turkish officials decided upon whether
they should open the border and allow the refugees to pass
Men women and children took whatever
belongings they could carry and fled from the heavily armed ISIS
terrorists who were advancing with tanks and artillery
Heavily
armed ISIS terrorists, equipped with artillery and tanks have captured
more than 20 villages in the Kurdish-controlled area of Kobani.
Ibrahim
Halil, a Syrian Kurd who fled across the border with 3,000 other
refugees said: 'Our house was destroyed. We have no family no property
left. We have nothing now. Everything is gone.'
Many
of those who crossed the border had been waiting for 24 hours after
Turkey, which is already home to nearly 850,000 registered Syrian
refugees, refused to let them in on Thursday.
Turkey decided to permit them to enter the country after reports emerged that militants were closing in on their communities.
Turkish
prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the priority is to help those in
need on the Syrian side of the border, but 'if that's not possible then
of course they will be given help (inside Turkey)'.
Families pleaded with border guards
for any form of assistance as people looked distressed despite only
being a few steps from safety
After an anxious wait, officials
allowed the column of refugees to enter Turkish territory where a
decision will be made about their long-term future
Many of the women approaching the
border were not accompanied by men, some of whom are believed to have
joined the fight against ISIS
Following a major offensive in Kurdish
controlled Syria, ISIS has captured at least 20 villages, prompting the
mass exodus towards the Turkish border
Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu
said he wanted to provide assistance on the Syrian side of the border
but the ISIS offensive made him open the frontier
US President Barack Obama and French
President Francois Hollande are planning airstrikes against ISIS targets
in Iraq, but no decision has been made on Syria yet
Without the threat of airstrikes, ISIS
is able to move its heavy armour around Syria relatively freely but the
West does not want to deal with embattled Bashar al-Assad
Some of the refugees were in a very
poor physical condition after the walked though the strong sun towards
the Turkish border and collapsed upon arrival
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