Tuesday, 16 June, 2015 , 09:15 AFP — Turkey's government accused Kurdish forces battling Islamic State (IS) jihadists in northern Syria of carrying of "ethnic cleansing" of non-Kurdish populations, media said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 16 June, 2015 , 07:54 AFP — Kurdish militia, backed by Syrian rebel forces, seized full control of a key border town from Islamic State group jihadists early on Tuesday, a monitoring group said.

Tuesday, 16 June, 2015 , 07:20 AFP — Kurdish militia, backed by Syrian rebel forces, seized full control of a key border town from the Islamic State jihadist group early on Tuesday, a monitoring group said.

Monday, 15 June, 2015 , 19:33 AFP — Kurdish forces seized nearly full control of the Syrian town of Tal Abyad on Monday, fighting only pockets of jihadists on a vital supply line for the Islamic State group.

Monday, 15 June, 2015 , 19:03 AFP — Kurdish forces on Monday seized almost full control of the Syrian border of Tal Abyad from the Islamic State group after forcing most of the jihadists to flee, a monitor said.

Monday, 15 June, 2015 , 17:16 AFP — Kurdish forces on Monday seized a post on Syria's border with Turkey, a vital supply line to the Islamic State group, as they battle for the jihadist-held town of Tal Abyad.

Monday, 15 June, 2015 , 16:50 AFP — Syrian Kurdish fighters seized control Monday of a key crossing on the Turkish border from the Islamic State group, an AFP photographer reported.

Monday, 15 June, 2015 , 15:36 AFP — Syrian Kurdish fighters on Monday cut a key supply line to the Islamic State group's de facto capital Raqa as they battled to seize the jihadist-held border town of Tal Abyad.

Monday, 15 June, 2015 , 14:52 AFP — Syrian Kurdish forces on Monday cut a vital supply road linking the flashpoint border town of Tal Abyad to the Islamic State group's bastion of Raqa, a Kurdish commander told AFP.

Monday, 15 June, 2015 , 11:43 AFP — Kurdish forces battled Monday to cut a key Islamic State supply line by seizing the border town of Tal Abyad, as terrified Syrians poured into Turkey to escape the fighting.