Turkey mulls action as IS jihadists near Syria border town
Mursitpinar, Turkey (AFP) Oct 02, 2014 - Islamic State fighters are pushing towards a key Kurdish town on Syria's border with Turkey, whose parliament is set on Thursday to consider authorising military intervention against the jihadists on its doorstep. Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes were locked in fierce fighting Wednesday to prevent the besieged border town of Ain al-Arab from falling to the Islamic State group fi ... more

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