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World|politics|September 22, 2014 / 10:50 AM
Turkey closes border crossings with Syria as Kurdish refugees enter

AKIPRESS.COM - kurdTurkey has begun to close some of its border crossings with Syria after at least 70,000 Kurdish refugees entered the country since Friday.

This follows clashes on Sunday between Turkish security forces and protesting Kurds. The closures may stop Kurdish fighters entering Syria to fight IS, reports BBC.

Most refugees are from the town of Kobane, where a massacre by the approaching militants is feared.

IS has taken over large swathes of Iraq and Syria in recent months.

Turkey has taken in more than 847,000 refugees since the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began three years ago.

Some of the new arrivals are being sheltered in overcrowded schools, as Turkey struggles to cope with the influx.

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