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Thousands of Syrians Head Home from Turkey for Eid al-Adha |
2017-08-29 |
[AnNahar] Tens of thousands of Syrians who fled their country's civil war to ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... are returning home temporarily to Syria to celebrate a major Moslem holiday, Almost three million Syrians have taken refuge in Turkey since the conflict broke out in 2011, the vast majority living in big cities rather than in camps. But a relative stability has descended on some areas in northwest Syria following a The authorities in Turkey's southern province of Kilis bordering Syria have put in place a special system whereby Syrians can go home for the Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha in Arabic, Kurban Bayrami in After uploading details on a special Internet site and registering, they can leave A local The crossings have been allowed since August 15, according to the Kilis governorate. Turkey will celebrate the Feast of the Sacrifice on Friday. The Syrians were returning to towns including al-Bab and Jarabulus, which were cleared of Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (IS) group Turkey had previously allowed Syrians to return home temporarily earlier this year for the Eid al-Fitr festival that follows the holy fasting month of Ramadan. |
Posted by:trailing wife |
#2 How many are military age and could use an AK-47 to end this mess one way or the other? |
Posted by: magpie 2017-08-29 13:00 |
#1 If you can go back for the holidays, you're not a refugee, you're just an illegal. |
Posted by: Rob Crawford 2017-08-29 07:45 |