Although many refugees are still crossing into Turkey, some are returning home, even as the sound of gunfire from Syria could be clearly heard Sept. 25 morning.
Some 140,000 people have fled possible ISIL atrocities following its offensive against the predominately Kurdish town; Turkey opened its frontier to the refugees Sept. 19.
Kurdish fighters from the People’s Protection Units (YPG) have been defending the town against the ISIL advance near the Turkish border for more than a week. Some reports claim the insurgent attacks are as close as 10 kilometers from central Kobane.
More than 1,000 Kurdish refugees crossed the Mürşitpınar gate back to the neighboring Kobane on Sept. 24, according to one eyewitness.
One such refugee, a woman in her fifties called Halise, told Anadolu Agency the night of Sept. 24 that they were miserable even though their relatives in Turkey were trying to shelter them.
“Even though there is life-threatening danger there, we want to go back,” she said, while waiting in front of the border gate with eight other of her family members.
“We are sick of living here,” she added.
Their appeal was turned down by the Turkish army, which blocked the crossing for the rest of the day until Sept. 25 morning......................http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/1000-refugees-return-to-syria-despite-isil-danger------.aspx?pageID=238&nID=72186&NewsCatID=352
25/9/14
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