Kurdish forces are continuing their push into ISIL’s Syrian stronghold of Raqqa province. <br /><br /> The YPG militia is setting its sights on Tel Abyad, which is in the hands of the self-proclaimed Islamic State. <br /><br /> Taking the town, which is close to the Turkey border, would not only deal a blow to ISIL, it would also help the YPG link up Kurdish controlled areas of northern Syria. <br /><br /> The YPG advance is worrying Ankara. It says Kurdish groups are taking over areas evacuated by Arabs and Turkmen and it fears that might eventually threaten Turkey’s borders. <br /><br /> The YPG is also viewed as being part of the PKK, which has fought a decades-long insurgency against Ankara. <br /><br /> Meanwhile, amid the continued fighting and unrest, around 13-thousand people have fled to Turkey over the past week alone. <br /><br /> The border was closed for a few days, but it re-opened on Sunday.<br /><br /> Authorities say they expect as many as 10-thousand more people to cross into Turkish territory.
