Iraq Kurdistan region receives 1,000 refugees from Syria

BAGHDAD, Oct 19 (MENA) - Kurdistan region in Iraq has received more than 1,000 Syrian refugees over the past two days, humanitarian affairs agency official in Dohuk governorate Salem Saeed said.

More than 1,000 Syrian people have been displaced to Kurdistan region escaping from the Turkish aggression on northern Syria, he said in a statement to Russia Today channel on Saturday.

Coordination underway with the bodies concerned to transfer the refugees to camps in Dohuk, he added.