Things are going from bad to worse in Turkey. Why – and where will it end?
Alongside its Islamic State offensive, Turkey has also reportedly launched a crackdown on positions of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) who are now claiming the attacks bring about the end of a two-year ceasefire between the government and the Kurds.
A suicide attack by Islamic State (IS) militants has brought fierce fighting back to the Kurdish town of Kobane in northern Syria.
US military aircraft have made a number of airdrops of weapons, ammunition, and medical supplies to Kurdish YPG fighters battling Islamic State (IS) militants in Kobane.
Dutch prosecutors have declared it legal for biker gang members to travel to Syria and Iraq and fight against the Islamic State.