ish ▁Region ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁Local ▁authorities ▁there , ▁the ▁UN H CR ▁and ▁other ▁UN ▁ag encies ▁established ▁the ▁Mo q e ble h ▁camp ▁at ▁a ▁former ▁Army ▁base ▁near ▁D oh uk . ▁ ▁Sy rian ▁civil ▁war ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁crisis ▁in ▁Sy ria , ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁Regional ▁Government ▁and ▁UN H CR ▁established ▁the ▁Dom iz ▁Ref uge e ▁Camp , ▁across ▁the ▁border ▁from ▁Kur d ish ▁Sy rian ▁territ ories ▁in ▁the ▁semi - aut onom ous ▁Ira qi ▁Kur dist an . ▁The ▁camp , ▁which ▁is ▁majority ▁Kur d ish , ▁accommod ates ▁thousands ▁of ▁Sy rian ▁Kur ds , ▁offering ▁shelter ▁and ▁medical ▁care . ▁A ▁nearby ▁camp ▁offers ▁men ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁military ▁training , ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁protect ing ▁Kur d ish - h eld ▁territ ories ▁in ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁Kob ane ▁crisis ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Kob ane ▁crisis ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Kur d ish ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁Kob ane ▁C anton ▁fled ▁into ▁Turkey . ▁More ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Sy rian ▁refuge es ▁are ▁estimated ▁to ▁have ▁flow ed ▁into ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁Kur d ish ▁di as por a ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁report ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe , ▁approximately ▁ 1 . 3 ▁million ▁Kur ds ▁live ▁in ▁Western ▁Europe . ▁The ▁earliest ▁imm igr