Islamic State Onslaught Spurs Mass Exodus of Syrian Kurds
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A Kurdish-dominated town that has provided the closest thing to a safe haven in war-ravaged Syria is the latest target of Islamic State gunmen as the group expands territory under its control along the Turkish border.
Kobani, spared the worst of the Syrian civil war, is under siege by the militant group, which is using tanks and artillery, according to the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The fighting has forced 130,000 people to cross the border into Turkey, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said today in Ankara.