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Islamic militants storm two districts in border town of Kobani as Kurdish protesters in Turkey take to streets.

Muslim family from Nice suspected of travelling to Syria to join jihadist group.

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to visit Ankara amid tensions in the Syrian-Turkish town of Kobani.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warns Kobani is about to fall into Isis hands as militants march on.

Protesters die in cities across Turkey as Kobani Kurds fight to survive

Sunni insurgents storm Kobane with tanks and artillery and control several neighbourhoods.

Biden apologises after blaming Sunni allies for facilitating growth of Isis and other militants in Syria.

Kurds express bewilderment and anger at lack of support from coalition air strikes.

54 people died at the school in Homs, 47 of them children under the age of 12.

The Turkish parliament passed a motion allowing its military to join the international campaign against ISIS.

Ankara deploys tanks near Turkey-Syria border and considers sending troops to Syria.

Ankara promises greater assistance to Erbil in the war against the Islamic State

Egypt retaliates to Erdogan criticism of UN for watching Egypt overthrow an elected leader.

Turkey's secular opposition is in rage after Erdogan lifts headscarf ban in state high schools.

Prominent columnist claims that leading jihadists were freed by Ankara in exchange for hostages.

100,000 Syrian and Kurdish refugees are fleeing to Turkey to escape Isis advance, reports AP.

Turkish intelligence officials say no prisoner swap was also involved in freeing 49 hostages, without revealing details of the operation.

Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu announces freeing of diplomatic staff and family members by Sunni insurgents.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkish military working on new plans to reduce threat to national security.

Studies on the movement of the earth's plates along the Anatolian Fault suggest a major quake could hit Istanbul in the coming years.

Erdogan Bayraktar says Christianity seeks to turn Islam into a 'culture'.