Turkish warplanes pounded Islamic State targets in Syria for the first time on Friday, with President Tayyip Erdogan promising more decisive action against both the jihadists and Kurdish militants.
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A left wing protestor covers another protestor's face with a scarf during a demonstration denouncing a police operation against Kurdish militants, on July 24, 2015 at Gazi district in Istanbul. Turkey on July 24 vowed to press on with operations against Islamic State (IS) in Syria and other militant groups, after its war planes bombed the jihadists' positions for the first time. Following the pre-dawn air raids on the IS targets in Syria, Turkish police arrested almost 300 suspected members of IS and pro-Kurdish militant groups nationwide, in one of Turkey's biggest recent crackdowns on extremists. AFP PHOTO/AFP PHOTO/YASIN AKGUL
