From Kobane to Suruc: Life in the IS refugee camps
Published date: 28 October 2014 21:03 GMT
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Last update: 9 years 10 months ago
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Tens of thousands, old and young, have fled the fighting in Kobane
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Many left with little but the clothes they wore
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They now live in temporary tented homes
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Local volunteers have established a school in the camp of Arin Mirkhan
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Children play together in the camp's dusty pathways
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The school does not follow a strict curriculum, but teachers offer lessons in English and Kurdish
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A young boy eats a meal cooked on a makeshift stove
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A makeshift play area in the camp, filled with donated toys
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Children line the camp fence alongside rows of tents
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Night falls in the camp as children play by the fence
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After recent rain, young boys use the camp's thoroughfare as a race track
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Peace signs on the camp fence
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Children help with cooking over a small gas stove
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The camp fence becomes a washing line
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A young father shaves his son's head by torchlight
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A family rests after a long day in the camp at Suruc
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