Turkey opens its largest refugee camp

Published January 26th, 2015 - 10:03 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Turkey opened its largest refugee camp on Sunday, according to Reuters.

The new camp will host 35,000 refugees fleeing the violence of Kobani, where Kurdish forces are fighting Daesh for the strategic territory.

The camp is located in the southeastern border town of Suruc. It has two hospitals, seven medical clinics and enough classrooms for 10,000 children, AFAD spokesman Dogan Eskinat told Reuters.

Earlier this month, Kurdish fighters managed to claim a strategic hilltop from Daesh in the Syrian border town of Kobani.

Backed by Kurdish Peshmerga forces, YPG has made significant progress in retaking positions from terrorists in north Syria. Daesh's repeated attempts to seize the city has been repelled by Kurdish fighters since September and the militants only control 15 percent of the city now.

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