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Thousands of Syrians Head Home from Turkey for Eid al-Adha
[AnNahar] Tens of thousands of Syrians who fled their country's civil war to The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
 are returning home temporarily to Syria to celebrate a major Moslem holiday, Ottoman Turkish officials said Monday.

Almost three million Syrians have taken refuge in Turkey since the conflict broke out in 2011, the vast majority living in big cities rather than in camps.

But a relative stability has descended on some areas in northwest Syria following a Ottoman Turkish military operation against jihadists and a ceasefire backed by Ankara and Moscow earlier this year.

The authorities in Turkey's southern province of Kilis bordering Syria have put in place a special system whereby Syrians can go home for the Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha in Arabic, Kurban Bayrami in Ottoman Turkish) and return to Turkey afterwards.

After uploading details on a special Internet site and registering, they can leave Ottoman Turkish territory through the Oncupinar border gate until Wednesday and then must return by October 15.

A local Ottoman Turkish official, who asked not to be named, said 40,360 Syrians had crossed over so far with around 4,000 people now crossing every day.

The crossings have been allowed since August 15, according to the Kilis governorate. Turkey will celebrate the Feast of the Sacrifice on Friday.

The Syrians were returning to towns including al-Bab and Jarabulus, which were cleared of Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 (IS) group bandidos turbans in Turkey's Euphrates Shield cross-border operation which wrapped up earlier this year.

Ottoman Turkish state media reports have indicated that life in the towns is gradually returning to normal with schools reopening and municipal services resuming.

Turkey had previously allowed Syrians to return home temporarily earlier this year for the Eid al-Fitr festival that follows the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
Posted by: trailing wife 2017-08-29
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