As the world eyes the anti-Islam film unrest in the Arab world, Syrian rebels have made a significant gain by the Turkish border. The rebels claimed a border post, tearing down the Syrian flag in a wild celebration. Before Turkish authorities closed the area, some people were able to crawl under the barbed wire and cross between the nations. While this isn’t the first Turkish post to be captured, the Tal Abyad frontier is an important spot that will aid movement of supplies into Syria.
