Thousands of Syrian refugees pour into Iraqi Kurdistan, reasons for the sudden influx unclear
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[img]http://imgkk.com/i/9gjz.jpg[/img]
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23745201[/url]
[quote]Thousands of refugees from Syria are pouring over the border into Iraqi Kurdistan, the UN refugee agency says.
Up to 10,000 crossed at Peshkhabour on Saturday, bringing the total influx since Thursday to 20,000. The UN says the reasons are not fully clear.
The UN agencies, the Kurdish regional government and NGOs are struggling to cope, correspondents say.[/quote]
Maybe.
Just maybe.
They're Kurds?
It's kind of that region.
Sounds like one'a them MMO events
Has anybody tried asking them?
[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;41882121]Maybe.
Just maybe.
They're Kurds?
It's kind of that region.[/QUOTE]
Reading the rest of the article, it pretty much implies that these are Syrian Kurds and they're fleeing the increased fighting between the Syrian Kurdish militias and other factions in Syria.
I hope Iraq can deal with the increase in population.
[QUOTE=Talishmar;41884339]Has anybody tried asking them?[/QUOTE]
[I]W-what no. Shut up. You can't just do that.[/I]
This is happening because the border opened recently. This article is more informative.
[url]http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/180820131[/url]
[quote]This sudden influx of Kurdish refugees from Syria [b]comes two days after the opening of the border between the autonomous Kurdistan Region and Syrian Kurdistan[/b].
The Khabur River marks the border between both sides and the Kurdish government facilitated the crossing of thousands of people by placing a makeshift bridge.
On the first day of the opening of the bridge, 5,000 refugees managed to make their way into the Kurdistan Region.
“The UNHCR and other organizations are providing the tents,” said Muhammad. “And the KRG is trying to provide electricity and a small hospital inside the camp.”
Tens of thousands of Kurdish refugees have already been living in the Domiz Camp in Duhok province. But facing this sudden increase in refugee arrivals, the KRG and UNHCR are now working to open a second camp -- Darashakran -- in the suburbs of Erbil that would house around 15,000 people.
“Duhok province cannot accommodate refugees anymore,” Muhammad said. “In Domiz alone there are more than 35,000 refugees already.”
The Kurdish areas of Syria have escaped the violent revolution that has been raging the rest of the country for more than two years. But the Kurds have suffered terrible shortages of food, water and electricity due to the war that has cut them off from their supply lines in the rest of Syria.[/quote]
I should also add that ordinarily there is no bridge there. The border opened because they made a quick, makeshift one which you can see in the article's picture.
[img]http://rudaw.net/skwidadministration/img.ashx?pageid=17450&phName=Image1[/img]
Most of these refugees come from northeastern Syria which is where most of Syria's Kurds live. Until recently they haven't really seen violence there but the civil war has disrupted many essential services, food supplies, and making the region all around difficult to live in. Once the border was opened many took advantage to come, and some are also probably fearful of al-Nusra and ISIS trying to muscle into the PYD's territory in Syrian Kurdistan.
Finally correct asylum seeking - Going to the next country along instead of europe\america.
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