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Turkey Shelters Almost 200,000 Refugees From Syria’s Kobani

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Turkey currently hosts over 190,000 refugees from the Syrian town of Kobani, one of the largest cities in the Kurdish region, which is currently being defended... 20.12.2014, Sputnik International

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Turkey Shelters Almost 200,000 Refugees From Syria’s Kobani

20:58 GMT 20.12.2014 (Updated: 17:09 GMT 22.07.2023)

© REUTERS / Muhammad HamedTurkey currently hosts over 190,000 refugees from the Syrian town of Kobani, which is trying to fight off Islamic State (IS) jihadists, the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) announced Saturday.

Turkey currently hosts over 190,000 refugees from the Syrian town of Kobani, which is trying to fight off Islamic State (IS) jihadists, the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) announced Saturday. - Sputnik International

Turkey currently hosts over 190,000 refugees from the Syrian town of Kobani, one of the largest cities in the Kurdish region, which is currently being defended from the Islamic State militants.

Kurdish fighters walk between damaged buildings - Sputnik International

Kobani Soon Fully Liberated From IS Militants: Kurdistan Democratic Party

5 December 2014, 16:07 GMT

ANKARA, December 20 (Sputnik) – Turkey currently hosts over 190,000 refugees from the Syrian town of Kobani, which is trying to fight off Islamic State (IS) jihadists, the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) announced Saturday.

"Starting from September 19, when military action started in the Kobani region, 192,417 people came to Turkey from that town, the border was crossed by 3,072 vehicles," AFAD said in a statement.

According to the department, over 27,800 thousand Kobani refugees have received treatment at Turkish hospitals and about 60,000 children have been vaccinated.

Smoke rises from the Syrian city of Kobani, following an airstrike by the US led coalition, seen from a hilltop outside Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. - Sputnik International

IS Suicide Attacks, Shelling Kill 30 Around Kobani: Syrian Observatory

29 November 2014, 15:04 GMT

Kobani was besieged by IS, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in September. The town is one of the largest in the Kurdish region bordering Turkey.

Kurdish self-defense forces have been defending the town with the help of a US-led international coalition, which is currently conducting airstrikes against IS targets in Syria and Iraq.