Turkey Opens Border To Syrian Kurds Fleeing Isil

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Even though the Prime Minister was probably loathe to see Kurds coming into his country, he realized how desperate their situation was.

Turkey opens border to Syrian Kurds fleeing ISIL
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A man offers food to Syrians waiting on the Syrian side of the border on Friday. (Photo: DHA)

September 19, 2014, Friday/ 11:39:47/ TODAYSZAMAN.COM / ISTANBUL



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Turkish troops on the border with Syria have allowed Syrian Kurds fleeing the advance of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to cross into Turkey after skirmishes with residents on the Turkish side of the border who wanted to help the displaced.

The troops did not initially allow the thousands of waiting Syrian Kurds to cross when they began to gather on the Syrian side of the border on Thursday. Of the approximately 3,000 people, most were denied permission to cross into Turkey and had to return to their villages that night, but many came back in the morning amid continued ISIL attacks.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said the government would prefer the Syrians to receive help on the Syrian side of the border but that Turkey was ready to assist in other ways if necessary.

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