Bodies of drowned Syrian boys returned home for burial
- 9 years ago
The Syrian man who survived a capsizing during a desperate voyage from Turkey to Greece has taken the bodies of his wife and two sons back to the Syrian Kurdish region they fled, to bury them in their hometown of Kobani.
With the burial, Abdullah Kurdi abandoned any plans of leaving his homeland again.
The haunting image of the man's 3-year-old son, Alan Kurdi, washed up on Turkish beach focused the world's attention on the wave of migration fueled by war and deprivation.
A convoy of vehicles crossed into Kobani from the Turkish border town of Suruc on Friday.
Alan drowned along with his 5-year-old brother Galib and his mother, Rehan while trying to reach the island of Kos.
With the burial, Abdullah Kurdi abandoned any plans of leaving his homeland again.
The haunting image of the man's 3-year-old son, Alan Kurdi, washed up on Turkish beach focused the world's attention on the wave of migration fueled by war and deprivation.
A convoy of vehicles crossed into Kobani from the Turkish border town of Suruc on Friday.
Alan drowned along with his 5-year-old brother Galib and his mother, Rehan while trying to reach the island of Kos.