A face off on Turkey's border with Syria.<br/> <br />Turkish security forces use tear gas and water cannon to control a crowd of Kurdish refugees... apparently, after they tried to return to Syria to support Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State.<br/> <br />It's a desperate battle for the Syrian town of Kobani, with Islamic State intensifying their assault and Kurdish fighters firing back -- calling on Kurds across the region to take up arms and join the fight.<br/> <br />The war raged as night fell, with US-led coalition warplanes attacking Islamic State targets in the border town.<br/> <br />Around 180,000 people have already fled the violence into neighboring Turkey, who in defense, have increased their military might along the border.
