Kurds clashed with police in the south-eastern province of Cizre on Monday night (October 6), after Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party called for nation-wide street demonstrations to protest an Islamic State assault on Kobani, where the situation was described as "extremely critical".<br /> <br />Protesters blocked the streets, stopped cars and conducted identification checks as they let off fireworks and opened fire into the air.<br /> <br />They hurled petrol bombs at armoured police vehicles as riot officers retaliated with tear gas and smoke grenades.<br /> <br />Islamic State fighters advanced into the south west of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani overnight, a monitoring group said on Tuesday (October 7), taking several buildings to gain attacking positions from two sides of the city.<br /> <br />Two Islamic State flags were still visible over the eastern side of Kobani, Reuters journalists viewing from across the nearby Turkish border said.<br /> <br />Turkey has so far made no move to join the
