Thousands of Syrian Kurds who fled the ISIL terrorists’ assault on the town of Kobani have moved from Turkey to Iraq or back to safer parts of their homeland

Thousands of Syrian Kurds who fled the ISIL terrorists’ assault on the town of Kobani have moved from Turkey to Iraq or back to safer parts of their homeland, the UN said Friday.
  
"We are seeing growing numbers choosing to continue their journey, either by heading to the Kurdistan region of Iraq or else crossing back into Syria several hundred kilometres to the east," said Adrian Edwards, spokesman for the UN high commissioner for refugees.
  
Some 172,000 Kurds have fled to Turkey to escape the onslaught on the key border town and its surrounding region, Edwards told reporters, though Turkish authorities have said the number could be around 200,000.
  
Numbers moving on to Iraq's Kurdistan region are on the rise, Edwards said, with 1,600 arriving at the remote Gawilan refugee camp over the past two weeks. "Between 150 and 200 Syrians have been arriving daily this week, and the trend is expected to continue in the coming days," he said.
  
Most have reported having spent 10-14 days in the area around Sanilurfa in Turkey before heading eastwards into Iraq. "Conditions in the area have been difficult. People have contended with living in crowded mosques or in some cases on the streets without food or money," said Edwards.
  
"Many of the refugees were required to leave cars or livestock at the border when they entered Turkey, and decided to move to northern Iraq because they have relatives or friends there," he added.