Kurds take to streets to protest Islamic State assault on Kobani
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Kurds clashed with police in the south-eastern province of Cizre on Monday night (October 6), after Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party called for nation-wide street demonstrations to protest an Islamic State assault on Kobani, where the situation was described as "extremely critical".
Protesters blocked the streets, stopped cars and conducted identification checks as they let off fireworks and opened fire into the air.
They hurled petrol bombs at armoured police vehicles as riot officers retaliated with tear gas and smoke grenades.
Islamic State fighters advanced into the south west of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani overnight, a monitoring group said on Tuesday (October 7), taking several buildings to gain attacking positions from two sides of the city.
Two Islamic State flags were still visible over the eastern side of Kobani, Reuters journalists viewing from across the nearby Turkish border said.
Turkey has so far made no move to join the
Protesters blocked the streets, stopped cars and conducted identification checks as they let off fireworks and opened fire into the air.
They hurled petrol bombs at armoured police vehicles as riot officers retaliated with tear gas and smoke grenades.
Islamic State fighters advanced into the south west of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani overnight, a monitoring group said on Tuesday (October 7), taking several buildings to gain attacking positions from two sides of the city.
Two Islamic State flags were still visible over the eastern side of Kobani, Reuters journalists viewing from across the nearby Turkish border said.
Turkey has so far made no move to join the