The faces of Syria's refugees
As many as 138,000 Syrian Kurds have poured into Turkey since September 19 fleeing the latest ISIS offensive in northeastern Syria, according to the United Nations's refugee agency, UNHCR. These are some of the refugees who have crossed the border near Suruc, Turkey.
A young Syrian Kurdish refugee enters Turkey at the Yumurtalik crossing gate near Suruc, Turkey, Sept. 23, 2014.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
Syrian Kurdish refugees enter Turkey at the Yumurtalik crossing gate near Suruc, Turkey, Sept. 23, 2014.
The United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday it was making contingency plans in case all 400,000 inhabitants of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani fled into Turkey to escape advancing Islamic State militants.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
A Syrian Kurdish refugee passes a Turkish gendarme at the Yumurtalik crossing gate near Suruc, Turkey, Sept. 23, 2014.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
Medics carry a Syrian Kurdish refugee at the Yumurtalik crossing gate near Suruc, Turkey, Sept. 23, 2014.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
Young Syrian Kurdish refugees enter Turkey at the Yumurtalik crossing gate near Suruc, Turkey, Sept. 23, 2014.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
Syrian Kurdish refugees enter Turkey at the Yumurtalik crossing gate, Sept. 23, 2014.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
A member of the Turkish police holds a young Syrian Kurdish refugee in the health center at the Yumurtalik crossing gate in Turkey, Sept. 23, 2014.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
Syrian Kurdish refugees enter Turkey at the Yumurtalik crossing gate into Turkey, Sept. 23, 2014.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
Syrian Kurdish refugees enter Turkey at the Yumurtalik crossing gate into Turkey, Sept. 23, 2014.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
Syrian Kurdish refugees enter Turkey at the Yumurtalik crossing gate, Sept. 23, 2014
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
A young Syrian Kurdish refugee enters Turkey at the Yumurtalik crossing gate on Sept. 23, 2014.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
Syrian Kurdish refugees enter Turkey at the Yumurtalik crossing gate, Sept. 23, 2014.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
Syrian Kurdish refugees enter Turkey at the Yumurtalik crossing gate, Sept. 23, 2014.
As many as 138,000 Syrian Kurds have poured into Turkey since September 19 fleeing the latest ISIS offensive in northeastern Syria, according to the UNHCR.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
A young Syrian Kurdish refugee enters Turkey at the Yumurtalik crossing gate, Sept. 23, 2014.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
Syrian Kurdish refugees enter Turkey at the Yumurtalik crossing gate, Sept. 23, 2014.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
Syrian refugees wait to cross into Turkey at the border, Sept. 22, 2014 near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, Turkey.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
A Syrian Kurdish girl holds his sister in a school serving as a temporary shelter for refugees in southeastern town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province of Turkey Sept. 24, 2014.
Kurdish refugees in Turkey
Syrian Kurdish refugees enter Turkey, Sept. 24, 2014 near Suruc, Turkey.