Syrians cut through the border fence

 A man adjusts his headscarf as Turkish army soldiers guard the border area with Syria while in the background Syrian refugees wait in Syria in order to cross into Turkey, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Monday, June 15, 2015. A day after thousands of Syrians cut through the border fence and crossed over into Turkey, fleeing intense fighting in northern Syria between Kurdish fighters and jihadis, Turkish army retook control sealing the fence hole
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Turkish army soldier guards the border area with Syria as in the background Syrian refugees wait in Syria in order to cross into Turkey, in Akcakale, southeastern Turkey, Monday, June 15, 2015. A day after thousands of Syrians cut through the border fence and crossed over into Turkey, fleeing intense fighting in northern Syria between Kurdish fighters and jihad, Turkish army retook control sealing the fence hall.


Redur Khalil said the group known as the YPG entered Tal Abyad from the east and was advancing toward the west amid fierce clashes with pockets of IS resistance. "We expect to have full control over Tal Abyad within a few hours," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.