Sunday, 14 June, 2015 , 19:13 AFP — Kurdish forces advanced Sunday to the gates of a Syrian town and clashed with Islamic State jihadists, an upsurge in violence that saw Turkey open its border to fleeing civilians.

Sunday, 14 June, 2015 , 18:22 AFP — Thousands of Syrian refugees poured into Turkey on Sunday to escape the battle between Kurds and Islamic State (IS) jihadists for the Syrian town of Tal Abyad, as the Turkish authorities reopened the border after days of closure.

Sunday, 14 June, 2015 , 16:48 AFP — Turkey on Sunday began accepting onto its territory Syrian refugees fleeing the battle between Kurds and Islamic State (IS) jihadists for the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad, an AFP photographer said.

Sunday, 14 June, 2015 , 16:06 AFP — Kurdish forces advanced Sunday to the gates of a Syrian town and clashed with Islamic State jihadists, an upsurge in violence that saw Turkey open its border to fleeing civilians.

Sunday, 14 June, 2015 , 16:04 AFP — Turkey on Sunday began accepting onto its territory Syrian refugees fleeing the battle between Kurds and Islamic State (IS) jihadists for the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad, an AFP photographer said.

Sunday, 14 June, 2015 , 15:09 AFP — Kurdish militia advanced Sunday to the gates of a strategic jihadist-held town on Syria's northern border with Turkey amid fierce fighting with the Islamic State group, a local commander told AFP.

Sunday, 14 June, 2015 , 14:41 AFP — Kurdish militia advanced Sunday to the gates of a strategic jihadist-held town on Syria's northern border with Turkey amid fierce fighting with the Islamic State group, a local commander told AFP.

Sunday, 14 June, 2015 , 10:59 AFP — Kurdish forces pressed their advance on a strategic jihadist-held town in northern Syria on Sunday as terrified residents fled in droves and were pushed back from the Turkish border.

Sunday, 14 June, 2015 , 09:26 AFP — Kurdish forces closed in on a strategic jihadist-held border town in northern Syria on Sunday, prompting an exodus of fearful civilians from surrounding villages.

Sunday, 14 June, 2015 , 09:17 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he was troubled by the advance of Kurdish forces in the Tal Abyad region of northern Syria, saying they could in the future threaten Turkey.