Al-Qaeda Controls Syria’s Aazaz, Turkey Closes Border Crossing

Gunmen of the so-called “Islamic State in Iraq and Levant” affiliated with al-Qaeda seized control over the town of Aazaz on the Syrian-Turkish border, following clashes with the free Syrian army militants, resulted in numerous deaths and injuries.

In parallel, dozens were killed in clashes between Kurdish militants and Al-Nusra Front northeastern Syria.