A Syrian fighter jet bombed the town of Ras al-Ain on Monday (November 12) metres from the Turkish frontier, as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad tried to wrest control of the area back from rebels, a Reuters witness said.<br/> <br />The bombing sent up huge plumes of black smoke and scores of Syrians ran from the area, scrambling to cross the border fence into Turkey.<br/> <br />The Arab and Kurdish town of Ras al-Ain fell to the Free Syrian Army on Thursday (November 8) in fighting that sent 9,000 fleeing in a 24-hour period, one of a largest refugee influxes into Turkey of the 19-month civil war.<br/> <br />More than 120,000 registered Syrian refugees are now sheltering in Turkish camps and tens of thousands of unregistered Syrians are living in Turkish border towns and villages.
