160,000 Syrians flee IS fighting in Kobani, seek shelter in Turkey
- 10 years ago
Syrians from the besieged border town of Kobani stream into neighboring Turkey.
Ankara says there's now 160,000 of them.
Some walk...a few are carried across the border on stretchers...all of them are fleeing Islamic State fighters.
The militants launched a new offensive to capture the town more than a week ago and have surrounded Kobani from three sides.
(SOUNDBITE) (Kurdish) SYRIAN KURD, YASIN AHMAD, SAYING:
"They slaughter everyone, including women, children and youngsters in every village they storm into. They don't respect the rules of Islam. They all think they are greater than God."
This is said to be the fighting the refugees have fled.
It's social media video Reuters can't verify but it's said to be Kurdish fighters launching attacks on IS targets in and around Kobani in recent days.
Kobani's strategic location is preventing IS from consolidating its gains in northern Syria.
The U.S. and some of its allies are launching air
Ankara says there's now 160,000 of them.
Some walk...a few are carried across the border on stretchers...all of them are fleeing Islamic State fighters.
The militants launched a new offensive to capture the town more than a week ago and have surrounded Kobani from three sides.
(SOUNDBITE) (Kurdish) SYRIAN KURD, YASIN AHMAD, SAYING:
"They slaughter everyone, including women, children and youngsters in every village they storm into. They don't respect the rules of Islam. They all think they are greater than God."
This is said to be the fighting the refugees have fled.
It's social media video Reuters can't verify but it's said to be Kurdish fighters launching attacks on IS targets in and around Kobani in recent days.
Kobani's strategic location is preventing IS from consolidating its gains in northern Syria.
The U.S. and some of its allies are launching air