Syrian Kurds carry their belongings on September 20, 2014 after crossing the border from Syria into Turkey near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province. Tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds flooded into Turkey on September 20, fleeing an onslaught by the jihadist Islamic State group, as Kurdish and opposition officials called for international help. Turkey's deputy prime minister Numan Kurtulmus said on September 20that at least 45,000 Syrian Kurds had crossed into the country. The exodus was prompted by intense clashes between the Islamic State (IS) group and Kurdish fighters trying to hold off an assault on the town of Ain al-Arab, known as Kobane by the Kurds. AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images)
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