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Islamic State crisis: New strikes near Syria-Turkey border | Islamic State crisis: New strikes near Syria-Turkey border |
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New air strikes have targeted Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, hitting targets close to the border with Turkey. | New air strikes have targeted Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, hitting targets close to the border with Turkey. |
Syrian activists reported strikes around the Kurdish town of Kobane, which IS has besieged for several days. | |
Witnesses saw two military aircraft approaching from Turkey but Turkish officials denied its airspace or bases were used in the attack. | Witnesses saw two military aircraft approaching from Turkey but Turkish officials denied its airspace or bases were used in the attack. |
The US-led coalition expanded its raids against IS into Syria on Monday. | The US-led coalition expanded its raids against IS into Syria on Monday. |
But the aerial bombardment near Kobane has not been confirmed by the US or any other coalition partner. | But the aerial bombardment near Kobane has not been confirmed by the US or any other coalition partner. |
Turkish military sources said neither its air force nor the US airbase at Incirlik in southern Turkey had been used. | |
Overnight, US Central Command (Centcom) confirmed it had conducted two more strikes in Syria, hitting two IS vehicles in Deir al-Zour in the east of the country. | |
IS has seized large areas of Syria and Iraq, and the US has launched nearly 200 air strikes in Iraq since August. | IS has seized large areas of Syria and Iraq, and the US has launched nearly 200 air strikes in Iraq since August. |
Refugee crisis | |
The IS advance in northern Syria has created a refugee crisis in neighbouring Turkey. | |
Aid agencies said some 130,000 Kurdish refugees, most of them from Kobane, crossed the border at the weekend. | |
On Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested Turkey could join military action against IS. | |
"We will give the necessary support to the operation. The support could be military or logistics," he told reporters in New York, where is attending the UN General Assembly meeting. | |
Turkey had initially refused to take part in military action against IS, partly because 49 Turkish hostages were being held by IS militants. | |
The hostages were released on Saturday after being held for 101 days in northern Iraq. | |
Who are Islamic State (IS)? | Who are Islamic State (IS)? |
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