Syrian Kurdish fighters (YPG) continue to battle the better-armed ISIS militants slowly gaining ground in the border town of Kobani — ISIS is believed to have taken about half the town, though the YPG has gained some territory, too. But Turkey's military is continuing to watch the fighting from across the nearby border, declining to intervene.
This inaction has caused tension with Turkey's 15-million-strong Kurdish population — at least 35 people were killed when Kurds rose up in protest last week — and now Turkey is bombing Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in southern Turkey, according to Turkish newspapers. PKK fighters reportedly attacked Turkish military bases to show their fury at Turkey's refusal to aid the Kobani fighters.
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