MURSITPINAR, Turkey: The US on Thursday urged Turkey to join the fight against advancing Islamic State (IS) fighters, who have seized part of the key Syrian border town of Kobane despite US-led air strikes.

In fighting that killed dozens, calls grew for ground action to support Kobane’s beleaguered Kurdish defenders.

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