I understand that an estimated 20,000 civilians remain in Kobane. The Turks have an excellent record of accommodating refugees crossing their border. They have accommodated hundreds of thousands of refugees, and the great majority of the population of Kobane has already evacuated the city, mostly across the border into Turkey. Should the remaining population choose to leave the city, I have no reason to suppose that they would be unable to do so via Turkey.
ISIL: Iraq and Syria
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 October 2014.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on ISIL: Iraq and Syria.
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