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Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
Most clashes happened between the suspected members of Hizbullah, a radical Islamist grouping known for aiding the state in the torture and murder of Kurdish activists in the 1990s, and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The former group reportedly supports the ISIL, while the latter supports the YPG, the Kurdish militia in Kobane, and condemn the Turkish government's inaction in protecting Syrian Kurds. Kurdish protesters have also clashed with Turkish riot policemen during a demonstration in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Oct. 7. AFP Photo / İlyas Akengin
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
There were also demonstrations at the Turkish-Syrian border area near Kobane as Turkish army soldiers tried to disperse protesters from the borderline in Suruç. AFP Photo / Aris Messinis
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
In this picture, a Kurdish man throws stones at a Turkish armoured vehicle firing tear gas as Turkish army soldiers try to remove people from Kobane. AFP Photo / Aris Messinis
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
Police use tear gas and water cannon against demonstrators in Ankara on Oct. 7. AFP Photo /Adem Altan
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
At least 14 people were killed and many more were injured as the advance of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants on the Kurdish town of Kobane in northern Syria prompted fresh protests across Turkey on Oct. 7. A curfew has been declared in six southeastern Turkish provinces. Police also cracked down on protests in the western cities, resorting to tear gas and water cannon like here in Ankara. AFP Photo /Adem Altan
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AFP Photo /Adem Altan
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AFP Photo /Adem Altan
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AFP Photo /Adem Altan
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AFP Photo /Adem Altan
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AFP Photo /Adem Altan
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AFP Photo /Adem Altan
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
A number of protesters were detained following the eventful and tense demonstrations at the Turkish capital. AFP Photo /Adem Altan
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
Dozens of people have also gathered to hold a sit-in protest in Istanbul's İstiklal avenue in the Taksim area late Oct. 7. Protesters were again met by a police crackdown. AFP Photo / Ozan Köse
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AFP Photo / Ozan Köse
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
Riot police take up positions as they clash with protesters in Istanbul. REUTERS Photo / Osman Orsal
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
REUTERS Photo / Osman Orsal
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
A curfew was declared at 5 p.m. local time in the southeastern province of Mardin, whose districts of Kızıltepe, Nusaybin, Derik, Dargeçit, Mazıdağı and Savur are close to Turkey’s border with Syria. A curfew was declared in the Erciş district of Van, an eastern province, and also the Kurtulan district of Siirt, according to Doğan News Agency. Later at 10 p.m., Diyarbakır Governor's Office also declared a curfew across the southeastern province until a second notice, before the same move came from the governor of Batman province, where one protester was killed. AFP Photo / İlyas Akengin
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
Flames are seen near a Turkish police vehicle on Oct. 7 Diyarbakır. The highest death toll was in Diyarbakır, where suspected members of Hizbullah allegedly strafed a crowd of protesters. An association building belonging to Hizbullah was subsequently attacked. Eight people were killed in the city early on Oct. 8, five of whom were described as pro-Hizbullah. AFP Photo / İlyas Akengin
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
Kurdish protesters set fire to a public bank on October 7, 2014 in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir during a demonstration to demand more western intervention against Islamic State militants (IS) in Syria and Iraq. Fresh air strikes by the US-led coalition hit positions held by Islamic State jihadists in the southwest of the key Syrian border town of Ain al-Arab, know as Kobane by the Kurds, according to an AFP journalist just across the border in Turkey. The strikes came a day after the extremists pushed into Kobane, seizing three districts in the city's east after fierce street battles with its Kurdish defenders. AFP Photo / İlyas Akengin
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
Picture taken of the façade of a public Turkish bank burned by protesters on Oct. 7. Schools will be closed in Diyarbakır for one day on Oct. 8 and all flights have been cancelled. AFP Photo / İlyas Akengin
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
REUTERS Photo / Osman Orsal
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
A public bus burned by Kurdish protesters is pictured at the Gaziosmanpaşa district of Istanbul. AFP Photo / Ozan Köse
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
A Turkish riot police officer stands during a crackdown in Istanbul's Taksim area. AFP Photo / Ozan Köse
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
Turkish riot police advance as they try to disperse protesters near Taksim. AP Photo / Emrah Gürel
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AP Photo / Emrah Gürel
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AP Photo / Emrah Gürel
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AP Photo / Emrah Gürel
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AP Photo / Emrah Gürel
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AP Photo / Emrah Gürel
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AP Photo / Emrah Gürel
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
ISIL's assault on Kobane also prompted huge demonstrations in Mardin's Nusaybin's district, which is located along Qamishli, the biggest Syrian Kurdish town. AA Photo / Mehmet Arif Altunkaynak
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AA Photo / Mehmet Arif Altunkaynak
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AA Photo / Mehmet Arif Altunkaynak
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
Kurds across Europe have also staged several demonstrations, like here in London were protesters have denounced Turkey's policy regarding ISIL.
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
AFP Photo /Adem Altan
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