Turkey Expands War Powers As Insurgents Make Gains
Vote Isn't Seen as Heralding Immediate Action Against Islamic State as It Nears Border Town
By
Joe Parkinson And
Ayla Albayrak
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Updated Oct. 2, 2014 1:37 p.m. ET
ISTANBUL—Syrian Kurdish militia warned Thursday that Islamic State insurgents were perilously close to overrunning a strategic Syrian town near the Turkish border, as Turkey's parliament voted to expand the government's authority to order cross-border military operations.
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