SURUC, Turkey — The sun was beginning to set at the dusty border gate across from the Syrian town of Kobani and the last of the mini-trucks, queuing all day, were finally beginning to move
Stuffed with bedding, basic supplies and passengers — three to a cabin and on roofs — they inched toward home.
Tens of thousands of people fled to Turkey when Islamic State fighters drove them out in the fall. From the nearby border town of Suruc, they watched their city get destroyed
Like spectators of a live action film, many parked themselves at the border to watch their local militia, backed by international allies, fight to oust ISIS from their townThey were close enough to see the terrorists raise their black flags and to feel the rumble of U.S. and allied jets swoop in to bomb ISIS positions below. Read more...
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