Two new airstrikes have reportedly been carried out against Islamic State (IS) targets around the Syrian border town of Kobani.
Thick black smoke could be seen billowing into the air from a hill on the eastern side of the town, according to the AFP news agency.
A second strike, a few hours later, sent a cloud of smoke above the northeastern side of the city.
They were the first airstrikes since a flurry of attacks yesterday, which some sources said had helped Kurdish fighters of the People's Protection Units (YPG) push back the IS militants.
Idris Nahsen, a Kurdish official from Kobani, said the airstrikes had been helpful.
"The situation has changed since Tuesday," he said. "YPG forces have pushed back IS forces."
It comes after at least 12 people were killed during pro-Kurdish demonstrations in Turkey, with protesters claiming the country is not doing enough in the fight against Islamic State jihadists.
According to reports, five people have been killed in Diyarbakir, the largest town in Turkey's majority-Kurdish southeast region.
Several other deaths were recorded in other southeastern towns, including three in Mardin, two in Siirt, one in Batman and another in Mus.
Police have also used tear gas and water cannon to disperse angry protests in Istanbul and Ankara.
Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala accused the pro-Kurdish protesters of "betraying their own country".
"Violence will be met with violence," he said.
"This irrational attitude should immediately be abandoned and (the protesters) should withdraw from the streets."
The demonstrations called by the main pro-Kurdish party, the People's Democratic Party (HDP), stem from claims that Ankara is failing to intervene militarily against IS jihadists fighting for Kobani.
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Gallery: Assad's Forces Seize Area From Islamists
Forces of Syria's President Bashar al Assad carry a Syrian flag as they head towards a spot where a flag of the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front is positioned on a hillside in Zor al-Mahruqa village
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Assad's forces said they had regained control of the area and its surrounding hills, in the Hama countryside
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The flag of the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front is burnt on the hill
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The Syrian national flag is erected
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Assad forces inspect military equipment, which they said were left behind by rebel fighters in Zor al-Mahruqa village
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An abandoned base where caves were dug by rebel fighters in Zor al-Mahruqa village
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Assad forces inspect an underground base where caves were dug by rebel fighters in the nearby al-Hareeqa village
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A Polish army member hods the German flag in front of an Eurofighter aircraft during a visit of new NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg of Norway (not pictured) at Lask air base
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NATO will stand by member state Turkey if it comes under attack as a result of the fighting in neighboring Syria, alliance Secretary-General Stoltenberg said
Some 400 people are believed to have been killed in the town and thousands displaced during weeks of fighting.
US, Saudi Arabian and United Arab Emirates jets had previously launched five attacks against targets south of the city.
In a statement, US Central Command said four armed vehicles, anti-aircraft artillery, a tank and a militant unit were hit during the strikes.
Reports suggest the fighting has become less intense following the coalition attacks.
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Gallery: IS Attacks Town Near Turkish Border
Turkish army tanks take up position on the Turkish-Syrian border near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa Province
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Kurdish fighters vowed not to abandon their increasingly desperate efforts to defend the Syrian border town of Kobani from Islamic State militants pressing in from three sides and pounding them with heavy artillery
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Despite the heavy fighting, which has seen mortars rain down on residential areas in Kobani and stray fire hit Turkish territory, a Reuters reporter saw around 30 people cross over from Turkey, apparently to help with defence of the town
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An IS fighter walks near a black flag belonging to the Islamic State near Kobani
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Kurdish refugees from Kobani sit in front of their tents in a camp in the southeastern town of Suruc
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Islamic State is trying to seize Kobani, which is predominantly Kurdish, and has ramped up its offensive in recent days despite being targeted by US-led coalition airstrikes aimed at halting its progress
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Turkish Kurds look at Kobani as they stand on top of a house near Mursitpinar border crossing. Continue through for more pictures
Reporter Jenan Moussa, positioned just 500m over the border in Turkey, told Sky News: "I can still hear shooting and shelling but (it is) nothing compared to Monday.
"I heard and I saw three airstrikes. One on the western side and two on the eastern."
Meanwhile, officials in Baghdad say IS militants have downed an Iraqi military helicopter near the refinery town of Beiji, killing the two pilots on board.
A military aviation official said the militants used a shoulder-fired missile to take down the Bell 407 helicopter north of Beiji on Wednesday. The town is home to Iraq's largest oil refinery and is located about about 130 miles north of Baghdad.
It comes after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan warned Kobani was "about to fall".
Canada has also now agreed to join the coalition of forces carrying out airstrikes against IS in Iraq.
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