Turkish Kurds watch over the Syrian town of Kobani as they stand on top of a hill near the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border, in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, Turkey. Struggling Kurdish forces have urged increased airstrikes against the Islamic State that is now controlling the besieged town of Kobani, which sits on the Syrian border with Turkey. SURUC.TURKEY 12/09/2014