The coffins of two toddlers and their mother who drowned trying to reach safety in Greece and a new life in Europe have been taken back to Syria for burial.<br /><br /> The funerals took place in the cemetery in the mainly Kurdish town of Kobani.<br /><br /> Having buried his wife and two sons, Abdullah Kurdi spoke to the media: “The Canadian government refused asylum for us. My sister, who lives there, asked me what I wanted to do. I told her the only solution was to go with the people smugglers to Germany or another European country.”<br /><br /> Images of 3-year-old Aylan’s lifeless body washed up on the shore prompted distress and outrage when featured in newspapers around the world.<br /><br /> Why are people fleeing Kobani?<br /><br /> Kobani became the symbol of Kurdish resistance in January, when an siege by Islamic State militants was ended.<br /><br /> But a renewed IS offensive in June prompted thousands of inhabitants to flee the city and tak their chances elsewhere.
