Syrian air strikes on ISIS-held town in the northeastern province of Hasaka killed at least 14 civilians, activists said Wednesday as battles continue between the radical group and Kurdish militias.
Syrian regime's vacuum missiles targeted the northern neighborhood of al-Shadadi town, killing 14 civilians and leaving 20 others injured, Mahmoud al-Ahmed, local activist told Zaman al-Wasl..
Meanwhile, Thousands of people crossed from Syria into Turkey on Wednesday to flee a battle pitting ISIS against Kurdish and opposition forces for the Syrian border town of Tel Abyad, Reuters reported.
Islamic State is in control of the border town in Hasaka province. The hardline group last week launched a counter-offensive in the provincial capital, Hasaka city, that is divided into zones run separately by the government of Bashar al-Assad and a Kurdish administration.
"There are 2,000 people today that are being processed," a Turkish official said, explaining that they undergo registration and health checks before being allowed to enter.
"They are escaping coalition bombardments as well as YPG advancement," he said, referring to the Kurdish militia and U.S.-led coalition giving aerial support to Kurds.
Local media had reported a buildup of refugees waiting to cross in recent days.
The Turkish official said since last week 6,837 people were admitted in the area, and 686 of them were Iraqi nationals.
The northeastern corner of Syria is important because it links areas controlled by Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
Syrian Kurds have also sought to expand their territorial control over a region stretching from Kobani to Qamishli they see as part of a future Kurdish state.
Syria's conflict, now in its fifth year, has killed more than 220,000 people and caused millions to flee. (With Reuters)
Syrian regime's vacuum missiles targeted the northern neighborhood of al-Shadadi town, killing 14 civilians and leaving 20 others injured, Mahmoud al-Ahmed, local activist told Zaman al-Wasl..
Meanwhile, Thousands of people crossed from Syria into Turkey on Wednesday to flee a battle pitting ISIS against Kurdish and opposition forces for the Syrian border town of Tel Abyad, Reuters reported.
Islamic State is in control of the border town in Hasaka province. The hardline group last week launched a counter-offensive in the provincial capital, Hasaka city, that is divided into zones run separately by the government of Bashar al-Assad and a Kurdish administration.
"There are 2,000 people today that are being processed," a Turkish official said, explaining that they undergo registration and health checks before being allowed to enter.
"They are escaping coalition bombardments as well as YPG advancement," he said, referring to the Kurdish militia and U.S.-led coalition giving aerial support to Kurds.
Local media had reported a buildup of refugees waiting to cross in recent days.
The Turkish official said since last week 6,837 people were admitted in the area, and 686 of them were Iraqi nationals.
The northeastern corner of Syria is important because it links areas controlled by Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
Syrian Kurds have also sought to expand their territorial control over a region stretching from Kobani to Qamishli they see as part of a future Kurdish state.
Syria's conflict, now in its fifth year, has killed more than 220,000 people and caused millions to flee. (With Reuters)
Zaman Al Wasl
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