A Turkish soldier stands guard as several hundred Syrian refugees wait to cross the border. Photograph: Burhan Ozbilici/AP[/caption]Isiss latest attempt to take predominantly Kurdish town close to Turkey repelled with aid of Kurds crossing the border
Syrian Kurdish fighters have halted an advance by Islamic State (Isis) fighters to the east of a predominantly Kurdish town near the border with Turkey, a spokesman for the main armed Kurdish group said.
Fierce clashes are still under way but the Isis advance to the east of Kobani has been halted since last night, Redur Xelil, spokesman for the YPG said via Skype.
He said the eastern front was the scene of the fiercest fighting in the offensive launched byIsis last Tuesday on Kobani,also known as Ayn al-Arab. More than 100,000 Syrian Kurds have fled its advance,many crossing the border into Turkey.
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