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Displaced Syrians queue at a Kurdish controlled checkpoint between the rebel-held town of Azaz in northern Syria and the city of Afrin, along Syria's northern border with Turkey, as they attempt to cross on June 9, 2017. (George Ourfalian/AFP)

June 17th, 2017 - 02:00 GMT

Driving Home for Eid: Syrians Refugees Return as Turkey Opens Border

More than 3,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey crossed into Syria on Thursday after Turkish authorities opened the border ahead of the upcoming Eid festival marking the end of Ramadan.