"We will take in our brothers fleeing to Anatolia from Syria or any other place without any ethnic or sectarian discrimination," Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said Sept. 19 during his visit to Azerbaijan. "The entries have started now," he said.
The measure came a few hours after tension broke between security forces and locals who reacted against officials who were keeping Syrian refugees waiting at the border with the province of Şanlıurfa. Turkish police and troops resorted to tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowd that massed near the wire fence separating the two countries, Doğan News Agency reported. The report also said a woman was injured after stepping on a land mine that triggered an explosion.
Live television footage showed Syrian Kurds, mostly women and children, crossing to the Turkish side of the border in the southeastern village of Dikmetaş, under tight security. Sounds of gunfire were still being heard in Dikmetaş, in a sign of ongoing clashes, reports said.
"We have taken in 4,000 brothers. The number might increase. Their needs will be met. This is a humanitarian mission," Davutoğlu said. "As long as Turkey remains strong, and has a capacity, it will help everyone seeking refuge," he added.
- The move came after a day after Davutoğlu announced Ankara’s intention to provide assistance to Syrian Kurds inside Syria, adding that the border would only be opened in the event of increased security threats.
Thousands of Syrian Kurds fled their homes after the ISIL latest offensive on Kobane, one of the three cantons of Rojava. Monitoring groups said the jihadist had seized 21 villages, using heavy weaponry in the attacks, while locals warned that the group was committing massacres and kidnapping women in the newly seized areas.
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19/9/14
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ReplyDeleteThe Islamic State group has taken over more than 20 Kurdish villages since Wednesday in northeastern Syria as the extremists try to crush one of the last pockets of resistance against their rule there, the Kurdish-controlled area known as Kobani.
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ReplyDeleteDozens of Turkish hostages seized by Islamic State (IS) in the north Iraqi city of Mosul in June are now back in Turkey, PM Ahmet Davutoglu says.
The 49 hostages included diplomats and their families as well as soldiers.
They were seized from Turkey's consulate after IS militants seized Mosul in a rapid advance in June.
Turkey has refused direct involvement in the military campaign against IS partly because of fears over the hostages' safety.
Mr Davutoglu said that the hostages were all in good health and that they were released early on Saturday.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29291946
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ReplyDeleteLes 49 citoyens turcs détenus depuis juin en otage par les jihadistes de l'organisation de l'État islamique en Irak ont été libérés. Ils ont regagné samedi matin sains et saufs la Turquie, selon le Premier ministre turc Ahmet Davutoglu.
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