It is an apparent sign that Turkey is now willing to take a front-line role in the fight against ISIL militants.<br /><br /> Turkish warplanes have bombed militant targets inside Syria, following a firefight with ISIL near its border on Thursday. One militant and one soldier died. <br /><br /> Ankara has also dropped its earlier refusal to allow US warplanes to launch strikes from a Turkish base.<br /><br /> Turkey has been hesitant for months to get involved in the fight against ISIL.<br /><br /> But the country has been facing increasing violence along its border with Syria. <br /><br /> Thirty two people, mostly Kurds, died in a suspected ISIL suicide bombing in the town of Suruc this week.<br /><br /> In a tough response, hundreds of suspected militants have been arrested in raids in numerous cities across Turkey.<br /><br /> More than 250 people are reported to have been detained, including suspected ISIL and Kurdish militants.
