‘CRISIS IN SYRIA: BIGGEST HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE IN THE MODERN ERA’ (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Tuesday, September 23, 2014, 13:39

Syrian Kurdish refugees carry their belongings after crossing the Syrian-Turkish border, near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province September 23, 2014. (Reuters/Murad Sezer)

The Syrian humanitarian catastrophe is reaching world war proportions, with bordering states incapable of accommodating millions of refugees seeking shelter outside the conflict zone, Director General of the Turkish Red Crescent Mehmet Gulluoglu told RT.

With the escalation of situation in Syria both due to the ISIS expansion to Kurdish territory and US air strikes, the number of Syrian refugees trying to cross the Turkish border has increased significantly. According to the latest estimate from Turkish authorities, the number of Syrian Kurds who have crossed the border into Turkey escaping from Islamic State fighters in recent days exceeds 130,000.

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