IRAQ. Sahela Border Crossing. November 1, 2019. Syrian-Kurdish refugees are registered by Iraqi-Kurdish authorities inside a makeshift reception center for newly arrived refugees on the Iraqi side of the border with Syria. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as of November 6th more than 14,000 Syrian Kurds have fled their homes in Rojava, the Syrian-Kurdish enclave along the Turkish border in north-east Syria, and have taken refuge in camps inside Iraqi-Kurdistan. Bardarash camp houses over 12,000 Syrian-Kurdish refugees.