Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group attacked a Kurdish-controlled post on the Syrian-Turkish border Saturday for the first time, a monitor and Turkish officials said.
The attack on the post separating the Syrian town of Kobane from Turkey was followed by fierce clashes between Kurdish and ISIS fighters.
The fighting came as Syria's foreign minister said US-led airstrikes had failed to weaken ISIS in Syria and that the jihadist group would not be tackled unless Turkey was forced to tighten border controls.