Airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition targeting the IS fighters in Syria are creating a border crisis with Turkey. Tens of thousands of Syrian Kurdish refugees have fled into southern Turkey to escape IS terrorists, but many want to cross back into Syria to join the fight.

Some Syrian Kurds who have fled to Turkey want to return to Syria and join the battle against the IS. Many have no battle experience, but they do not want to stand by helpless as their homes are being torn apart.

Since the U.S.-led alliance began its operations on IS in Syria, many in Turkey have gained confidence that IS can indeed be defeated. The crisis has caused many different factions of Kurds to put their differences aside.

CCTV America’s Michal Bardavid reports.

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