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