Thousands of Iraqis fleeing Mosul arrive in Syria
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BEIRUT - Thousands of Iraqis fleeing fighting in the offensive against ISIS in Mosul have taken shelter in northeastern Syria in recent days, an official from the Kurdish-led administration in the area said on Wednesday.
The displaced, who were Arab and mostly women, children and the elderly, had been crossing the border since Oct. 16 and were currently being housed in a refugee camp in the al-Houl area in Hasaka province, the official said.
"There are around 5,000 to 6,000 who are already there. Meanwhile there are still around 3,000 who are waiting at the border to cross," Mezkin Ahmed, an adviser to the de-facto autonomous administration that controls much of northeast Syria, said.
