Islamic State, Syrian Kurds battle for border town
- 10 years ago
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With their stronghold of Raqqa under attack by U.S. forces, Islamic State militants are advancing on the Kurdish border town of Kobani.
Video uploaded to a social media website illustrates the apparent ferocity of the onslaught.
The militants are determined to erase all signs of the Syrian Kurds who live here, removing images of their leaders and triggering a mass exodus of terrified residents across the border into Turkey.
SOUNDBITE: Syrian Kurdish Refugee, Ali Abdurrahaman Saying (Kurdish):
"The Islamic militants are attacking us. There is a war out there. They are advancing so we had to flee. Our children are devastated. They are starving."
More than 140,000 Syrians have crossed into Turkey since IS militants launched their offensive on Kobani last week, causing a refugee crisis that Turkish officials fear will only get worse.
With their stronghold of Raqqa under attack by U.S. forces, Islamic State militants are advancing on the Kurdish border town of Kobani.
Video uploaded to a social media website illustrates the apparent ferocity of the onslaught.
The militants are determined to erase all signs of the Syrian Kurds who live here, removing images of their leaders and triggering a mass exodus of terrified residents across the border into Turkey.
SOUNDBITE: Syrian Kurdish Refugee, Ali Abdurrahaman Saying (Kurdish):
"The Islamic militants are attacking us. There is a war out there. They are advancing so we had to flee. Our children are devastated. They are starving."
More than 140,000 Syrians have crossed into Turkey since IS militants launched their offensive on Kobani last week, causing a refugee crisis that Turkish officials fear will only get worse.