Turkey Closes Border to Syrian Refugees

Clashes erupted Sunday as Turkey closed its border with northern Syria to halt a massive influx of Kurdish refugees fleeing the juggernaut of Islamic State militants. Turkey opened its border to the refugees Friday and some reports say 100,000 Kurds have entered Turkey during the past 48 hours. Turkish security forces fired teargas at clusters of Syrian Kurdish refugees trying to cross the border into Turkey. Witnesses say Turkish authorities closed their border with Syria...

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