Villagers on Turkey-Syria border watch IS battle

Name: Villagers on Turkey-Syria border watch IS battle
Uploaded: 2014-09-26T14:57:55.000Z
Duration: 1 min 10 s
Description: The view from on top of a hill from the Turkish border village of Karaca overlooking Syria shows just how close the country is to the frontline of IS.

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The view from above a Turkish border village overlooking Syria shows just how close the country is to the front line of the fight with Islamic State militants.

Villagers from Karaca have been gathering on a nearby hill to watch and cheer on Kurdish fighters (YPG) in battle with militants.

Mark Lowen reports from Karaca.

Europe

26 September 2014