Syrian refugees cross into Turkey - in pictures Thousands of Syrians fleeing heavy fighting between Islamic State militants and Kurdish forces are crossing into Turkey near the border at Akcakale.

Islamic State fighters order people back to the Syrian city of Tal Abyad after they tried to enter Turkey through the border crossing at Akcakale on Sunday 14 June 2015. Thousands of refugees are fleeing fighting between Isis and Kurdish forces in northern Syria.

 Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images

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Syrians fleeing through broken fences to enter Turkish territory at Akcakale border crossing on 14 June 2015.

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A woman crosses the Syrian-Turkish border at Akcakale on 14 June 2015. Turkey said it was taking measures to limit the flow of Syrian refugees onto its territory.

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A Syrian child is lifted over border fence into Turkey.

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Syrians fleeing the war pass through border fences into Turkey.

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Syrians fleeing the war rush through broken down border fences to enter Turkish territory at Akcakale in the south-eastern Turkish province of Sanliurfa.

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A Syrian man fleeing the war carries a child over the border into Turkey.

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Under an open-door policy, Turkey has taken in 1.8 million Syrian refugees since the conflict in Syria erupted in 2011.

Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images
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