Those who have read my posts here might know that Ceylanpınar, Turkey is a town on the Turkish-Syrian border which I like and go to fairly often.
The town is just across the border from Ras al-Ayn, Syria where, for about a year, there have been major battles for control of the area between radical Islamic Syrian rebel groups, like Jabhat al-Nusrah, and the Kurds who live in the region.
I found this report from the BBC about Ceylanpınar and thought you might be interested in watching it. You will be able to get an idea of just how close Ras al-Ayn and the fighting there are to Ceylanpınar - sometimes just a matter of a few meters.
Link:
http://www.youtube.com/...