IS families escape Syria camp as Turkey battles KurdsTurkish-backed Syrian fighters watch as smoke billows from the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad. QAMISHLI, Syria: Hundreds of relatives of foreign jihadists escaped from a displacement camp in northern Syria, Kurdish authorities said Sunday, as the number of people fleeing a Turkish assault soared to 130,000. The Kurdish administration in northern Syria said that Turkish bombardment near a camp for the displaced led to nearly 800 relatives of IS members fleeing. According to the Observatory, at least 104 of its fighters have been killed since the start of the Turkish offensive. Another SDF official, stationed in Ras al-Ain, also reported the withdrawal of Turkish forces.

Source: Bangkok Post October 13, 2019 11:47 UTC