Turkey: Syrian border town about to fall to IS

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's president says the Syrian border town of Kobani is about to fall to militants from the Islamic State group.<br /> <br /> Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the comments Tuesday during an address to Syrian refugees at a camp in Gaziantep province, near the border with Syria.<br /> <br /> Erdogan said aerial bombardments alone may not be enough to stop the Islamic State group and called for support of opposition forces.<br /> <br /> "There has to be cooperation with those who are fighting on the ground."<br /> <br /> Just days ago, Turkey said it wouldn't let Kobani fall.<br /> <br /> Warplanes believed to have been sent by the U.S.-led coalition on Tuesday struck positions held by Islamic State militants near the town.

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