Erdogan: Kobani About to Fall to IS Group

Turkey's president says the Syrian border town of Kobani is on the verge of falling to Islamic State militants. Kurdish fighters have been defending the town for three weeks from the approaching militant offensive. But Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Tuesday that the ultra-radical Sunni militant group will take control of the area along the Syria-Turkey border unless ground troops counter the offensive. U.S.-led airstrikes and the Kurdish militia have failed to...

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