Iraq & Syrian Civil Wars - Page 300

UNICEF has said children account for more than half of all registered Syrian refugees in Turkey, making it the main shelter for vulnerable minors ahead of any other country.

Since the beginning of June, more than 23,000 Syrian refugees have crossed into Turkey through the southern Akçakale border gate, fleeing airstrikes and fighting in the city of Tal Abyad, said UNICEF spokesperson Christophe Boulierac on June 16.

Speaking during a press conference in Geneva, Boulierac said at least 10,000 children were among the 23,000 new refugees.

“Of the almost 1.8 million refugees in Turkey, 54 percent are children - that is around 900,000 child refugees,” said Boulierac.

The country hosting the second-highest number of Syrian child refugees was Lebanon, sheltering at least 630,000, according to UNICEF.

Meanwhile, at least 6,000 Syrian refugee children who recently entered Turkey through Akçakale were vaccinated by Turkish health officials against measles and polio.

Health care and vaccinations were given to 6,000 refugee children younger than 16 years old, said Yaşar Şimşek, the director of the public health department in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa.

On June 17 2015 21:15 NasusAndDraven wrote:

Also does anyone know why the syrians try so violently to reach Turkey through the heavily guarded border? How hard is it to catch an illegal boat that would take them to EU? Millions of africans are able to do it every year. EU nations are not allowed to turn anyone of them back. And IIRC Sweden announced a long time ago that they would automaticly grant asylum status to anyone coming from Syria, so if they cant get jobs from italy, greece etc. they could just continue to Sweden and hit the welfare bucks.

On June 17 2015 21:15 NasusAndDraven wrote:
Does it say exactly where those pictures are taken? Acording to my sources the border crossing lastpuritan linked in previous page is now taken by the kurdish forces but it might be wrong.


Also does anyone know why the syrians try so violently to reach Turkey through the heavily guarded border? How hard is it to catch an illegal boat that would take them to EU? Millions of africans are able to do it every year. EU nations are not allowed to turn anyone of them back. And IIRC Sweden announced a long time ago that they would automaticly grant asylum status to anyone coming from Syria, so if they cant get jobs from italy, greece etc. they could just continue to Sweden and hit the welfare bucks.

On June 17 2015 21:15 NasusAndDraven wrote:
Does it say exactly where those pictures are taken? Acording to my sources the border crossing lastpuritan linked in previous page is now taken by the kurdish forces but it might be wrong.


Also does anyone know why the syrians try so violently to reach Turkey through the heavily guarded border? How hard is it to catch an illegal boat that would take them to EU? Millions of africans are able to do it every year. EU nations are not allowed to turn anyone of them back. And IIRC Sweden announced a long time ago that they would automaticly grant asylum status to anyone coming from Syria, so if they cant get jobs from italy, greece etc. they could just continue to Sweden and hit the welfare bucks.

On June 20 2015 09:00 Aceace wrote:


Its complicated.

After WW1 and the fall of Ottomans, thousands of people separated from their families because of new borders. Lots of villages divided. Some of them become citizens of Turkey while others become citizens of Syria. For 90 years Turkey-Syria border wasn't heavily guarded like that. Especially on Muslim Holidays both sides met with their family members. Also lots of Syrian and Turkish were smuggling. Now Syrians tries to get in contact with frontier villages to somehow pass the border.

When the war between Assad and FSA started millions escaped to Turkey. Sweden offered to help 30k people but there is already 3 millon Syrians in Turkey. Also if they want to use illegal boats they have to pass IS, then FSA, then Assad regime. These 3 territories are extremely dangerous. But if they manage to get Turkey at least they will be away from war.

On June 27 2015 04:16 CuddlyCuteKitten wrote:
Yeah it's pretty fucked up.

Here's a plan.

1) Turkey joins EU as the muslim voice of Europe.
2) NATO/EU special forces, land forces and air support support Turkey.
3) With the aid of NATO/EU Turkey occupies Syria. The front line fighting is done with special forces/air support from allies with some regular none Turkish forces. Turkey does the actual occupation.
4) Syria is integrated as a part of Turkey, all Syrians get voting rights after 5-10 years of integration or something.
5) The now vastly greater Turkey gets NATO/EU assignment of keeping shit in the middle east in check.

Fair deal?

On June 27 2015 04:16 CuddlyCuteKitten wrote:
Yeah it's pretty fucked up.

Here's a plan.

1) Turkey joins EU as the muslim voice of Europe.
2) NATO/EU special forces, land forces and air support support Turkey.
3) With the aid of NATO/EU Turkey occupies Syria. The front line fighting is done with special forces/air support from allies with some regular none Turkish forces. Turkey does the actual occupation.
4) Syria is integrated as a part of Turkey, all Syrians get voting rights after 5-10 years of integration or something.
5) The now vastly greater Turkey gets NATO/EU assignment of keeping shit in the middle east in check.

Fair deal?

On June 27 2015 03:58 CuddlyCuteKitten wrote:


Lol what? 30k refuges? We have like 90k asylum seekers a year not to mention relatives and other economical refuges. Very many of them are Syrians. Yes it's nothing against the 3 million already in Turkey, for sure. But you are 80 million, we are only 9. And those are the numbers coming every year and have been coming for like 10 years or so (not all Syrians of course, there were other countries before that).

Do not count on Sweden taking in refuges for much longer. Parts of our welfare state is breaking down pretty fast over here. The anti immigration party has seen a rise in popularity which is like 3 times the previous records or so.
There's literally no housing left in some parts of the countries, in some parts the state are asking people to rent out their summer homes.

Edit: Turkey should just annex Syria. Honestly it would be the best solution. Get EU and USA support and just integrate it. Similar religion/culture, right now people would welcome peace. Fuck it just roll Assad/ISIS/FSA and if they don't step aside peshmerga as well.

State Department spokesman Mark Toner said there were "serious logistical challenges" in creating such buffer zones but he had not seen any concrete evidence either Jordan or Turkey, which both share borders with war-torn Syria, were considering such a zone.