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Turkey's security forces closed the border with Syria through which thousands of Kurds are trying to flee ISIS/ISIL, after clashes between Kurds and soldiers on the Turkish side of the divide.
The separatist Turkey-based Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is classed as a terrorist organization by Istanbul, called for a solidarity demonstration on Sunday, after 70,000 Kurds crossed from Syria in just 24 hours.
Hundreds of Kurds duly showed up near the barbed wire border fence - some volunteering to join the struggle against IS, others asking to bring over aid to the refugees on the other side of the border.
As was witnessed by RT's camera crew, Turkish border forces refused to let them pass, and as tensions mounted, attempted to disperse the rally with water cannons and gas grenades.
In turn, the Kurds set up barricades near the checkpoint, and began to throw stones at the uniformed troops.
Meanwhile, the border remained closed, meaning that thousands of refugees were unable to escape to safety, or obtain basic necessities.
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that more than 300 Kurdish fighters have crossed into Syria from Turkey lately......................http://rt.com/news/189456-turkey-syria-border-refugees/
21/9/14
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Turkey's security forces closed the border with Syria through which thousands of Kurds are trying to flee ISIS/ISIL, after clashes between Kurds and soldiers on the Turkish side of the divide.
The separatist Turkey-based Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is classed as a terrorist organization by Istanbul, called for a solidarity demonstration on Sunday, after 70,000 Kurds crossed from Syria in just 24 hours.
Hundreds of Kurds duly showed up near the barbed wire border fence - some volunteering to join the struggle against IS, others asking to bring over aid to the refugees on the other side of the border.
As was witnessed by RT's camera crew, Turkish border forces refused to let them pass, and as tensions mounted, attempted to disperse the rally with water cannons and gas grenades.
In turn, the Kurds set up barricades near the checkpoint, and began to throw stones at the uniformed troops.
Meanwhile, the border remained closed, meaning that thousands of refugees were unable to escape to safety, or obtain basic necessities.
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that more than 300 Kurdish fighters have crossed into Syria from Turkey lately......................http://rt.com/news/189456-turkey-syria-border-refugees/
21/9/14
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