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Islamic State insurgents advance on Turkish tomb in Syria

Islamic State insurgents are advancing on a tomb in northern Syria regarded by Turkey as sovereign territory and guarded by Turkish soldiers, Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said on Tuesday, Reuters said. Ankara sees the tomb of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of the founder of the...

US-led airstrikes hit Islamic State near Turkey

BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say the U.S.-led coalition has struck targets of the Islamic State group near a besieged Kurdish town along Syria's border with Turkey. It was not immediately clear if Tuesday's airstrikes succeeded in halting the militants' advance on Koubani, also...