UN says 60 million people uprooted due to war and persecution
- 9 years ago
Hundreds Syrian refugees have passed through the Turkish border town of Akcakale on their way back to Syria.
As many as 20,000 fled the nearby Syrian town of Tal Abyad as Kurdish fighters ousted ISIL militants in fierce fighting.
Those that fled left everything:“If we don’t get home now, how are we supposed to live through the month of Ramadan? We are Muslims and all need to fast. Besides, we left crops, sheep, chickens, and everything else back home,” said an elderly man.
New photos from border near Akcakale #Turkey, where 23,135 refugees from #Syria & Iraq have registered since 3 June pic.twitter.com/5Zs7GVzwrJ— UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) June 17, 2015
As the refugees returned to face an uncertain future the United Nations refugee agency held a news conference in Istanbul and announced that 60 million people have been uprooted as a result of war and persecution.
The highest number ever recorded.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres painted a bleak
As many as 20,000 fled the nearby Syrian town of Tal Abyad as Kurdish fighters ousted ISIL militants in fierce fighting.
Those that fled left everything:“If we don’t get home now, how are we supposed to live through the month of Ramadan? We are Muslims and all need to fast. Besides, we left crops, sheep, chickens, and everything else back home,” said an elderly man.
New photos from border near Akcakale #Turkey, where 23,135 refugees from #Syria & Iraq have registered since 3 June pic.twitter.com/5Zs7GVzwrJ— UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) June 17, 2015
As the refugees returned to face an uncertain future the United Nations refugee agency held a news conference in Istanbul and announced that 60 million people have been uprooted as a result of war and persecution.
The highest number ever recorded.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres painted a bleak